31.   An effort to help push development of domestic bond markets was watered down.

32.   Among more conventional investors, the shift in expectations can be seen in changes in different segments of the bond market.

33.   An interest rate increase tends to rein in business in the bond markets and crimp the profits of brokerage firms.

34.   Analysts said demand for the bond stemmed from the current rally in the German bond market, driven by an outlook for weak economic growth and slow inflation.

35.   Analysts say a portion of the funds from these maturing investments is flowing into the bond markets of these and other countries.

36.   An important question for the bond market now is how many more gamblers still are sitting on their portfolios, hoping to be bailed out before the truth emerges.

37.   Analysts agree that the unified Euroland government bond market will be larger and more liquid than the present array of national markets.

38.   Analysts are expecting both Canadian and U.S. bond markets bond markets to be active as traders return to their desks after the end-of-year holidays.

39.   An afternoon retreat in crude oil prices helped support the bond market by diminishing fears of higher inflation.

40.   Analysts said although the news was widely expected, the benign inflation reports augured well for bond markets in Europe for next year.