11.   Mortgage securities tracked Treasuries higher amid a decline in prepayments reported by the Federal National Mortgage Association and Ginnie Mae.

12.   Mortgage securities tracked Treasuries higher amid a decline in prepayments reported by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Government National Mortgage Association.

13.   Mortgage bonds tracked Treasury notes higher amid expectations that higher interest rates will reduce the risk of prepayments.

14.   Mortgage bonds tracked Treasury notes higher amid expectations that the recent rise in rates would curb the number of consumers who refinance the underlying loans.

15.   Mortgage securities tracked Treasuries higher amid expectations that higher interest rates will reduce mortgage refinancings and the prepayments that erode the value of mortgage bonds.

16.   Rising pessimism over the Japanese economy helped push the dollar higher amid expectations slow growth will force the Bank of Japan to keep interest rates low.

17.   SPANISH bonds closed the week higher amid growing optimism that a new government will soon be formed and interest rates will continue falling.

18.   Stocks were higher amid a rally in telephone stocks.

19.   That pushed German and French stocks higher amid optimism for improved export competitiveness with their neighboring Italian rivals.

20.   That pushed the dollar, U.S. Treasuries and European securities decisively higher amid hopes for increased Japanese investment.