The battle between the bond market and the Fed continues into the mid-week. The Fed has been doing all it can to communicate a message that it has no intention of making adjustments to policy any time soon, while the bond market continues to question the Fed’s credibility.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equities rose and the S&P 500 on Monday was headed for its best day since June 5, with investors taking lower U.S. bond yields in stride as a sweeping $1.9 trillion U.S. coronavirus relief bill and distribution of Johnson & Johnson’s newly authorized COVID-19 vacc

(Reuters) - The S&P 500 on Monday was headed for its best day since June 5 as bond markets calmed after a month-long selloff, while encouraging updates on COVID-19 vaccines and fiscal stimulus bolstered bets over a swift economic recovery. The Dow was on pace for its best daily gain in nearly fo

(Adds U.S. markets open; changes byline, dateline; previous LONDON) * Graphic: Global asset performance tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn * Graphic: World FX rates tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh * Reuters Live Markets blog: NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - Stock markets rose on Monday, with investors taking lower U.S. bond yields