101. Lower overnight lending rates are seen boosting bonds because many investors finance bond purchases in the money market. 102. Lower overnight rates are good for bonds, enabling investors to fund bond purchases more cheaply. 103. Lower overnight rates make bonds more attractive because many investors fund their bond purchases by borrowing on the money market. 104. Lower rates are good for bonds, enabling investors to fund bond purchases more cheaply. 105. Money market rates are important for the bond market, because many investors borrow at those rates to finance their bond purchases. 106. On the other hand, Richard Lehmann, president of the Bond Investors Association, favors direct bond purchases. 107. Overnight call rates near record lows support bonds by making it cheaper for commercial banks and other investors to fund bond purchases. 108. Pat Coleman, head of mortgage trading at CSFB, confirmed the bond purchase. 109. Record low Japanese interest rates have boosted bonds by making it cheaper for investors to fund bond purchases. 110. Record-low interest rates have boosted bonds by making it cheaper to fund bond purchases. |