11.   Higher yields sparked demand for Treasuries and may drive yields even lower later this week, traders said.

12.   In the broader market, U.S. stocks rose as a report showing a drop in producer prices sent bond yields lower, increasing the attractiveness of owning stock.

13.   Investors also pushed U.S. Treasury prices up and yields lower, signaling a continued flight to safety and concern about the outlook for equity markets.

14.   Investors, many of whom embrace the mindset of the Republicans, responded by driving stocks higher and Treasury bond yields lower.

15.   It also could drive bond prices higher and yields lower by curbing the supply of securities the Treasury sells to finance the government.

16.   Some investors are betting that prospect will be enough to push bond prices higher and yields lower this year.

17.   That expectation helped drive bonds yields lower since late October.

18.   That sent bond yields lower for a third day.

19.   That should drive bond prices higher and yields lower in the future, analysts say.

20.   That, in turn, would make existing securities scarcer, sending prices higher and yields lower.