Investors piled out of U.S. bond funds in Q2, but long-term Treasuries may soon get relief

• While bond funds make up a small portion of the $28 trillion Treasury market, recent outflows show investors have become increasingly hesitant about long-term U.S. debt. Fixed-income experts told Fortune they’re optimistic, however, about how loosening capital requirements can help major lenders act as a stabilizing force.

A soaring national debt has added plenty of jitters to a Treasury market already reeling from tariff chaos, but there are signs that relief is coming to long-dated fixed income.