The yield — or interest rate — on 10-year government bonds has fallen down to 1.7 percent, which is close to the all-time low.

President Obama is hosting some top European Union officials at the White House this morning, as concerns grow about what the debt crisis in Europe could do to the American economy.

In a bid to revive the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve announced plans to buy $600 billion worth of long term government bonds. Looking ahead,…