31.   Higher rates would hurt bonds by making it more expensive for investors to fund their bond purchases.

32.   Higher short-term rates can weigh on bond prices because institutional investors often borrow at shorter maturities to fund bond purchases.

33.   His comments could be seen as positive for bonds since low short-term interest rates make it cheaper for investors to fund bond purchases.

34.   Interest rates at or near historic lows boost bonds because many investors fund bond purchases by borrowing at shorter maturities.

35.   Interest rates near record lows have boosted bonds by making it cheaper for investors, in particular commercial banks, to fund their bond purchases.

36.   It could also lead to higher interest rates, which would weigh on bonds by making it more expensive for investors to fund their bond purchases.

37.   Investors said the spread between short- and long-term interest rates could fuel bond purchases when delivery for the new fiscal year begins.

38.   Investors use the futures market to hedge cash bond purchases.

39.   Investors will hold Japanese bond purchases to a minimum until a report on U.S. consumer prices for September is released later today, he said.

40.   It could also push interest rates higher, which would weigh on bonds by making it more expensive for investors to fund their bond purchases.