31.   If Northeast can hold to that schedule, those now boosting the bonds will look smart.

32.   If the plan stalls in the Diet due to opposition from the opposition New Frontier Party, it could boost bonds, investors said.

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

34.   Investors and analysts also said the quarterly switchover to a new lead bond futures contract should boost bonds early in the week.

35.   Investors also said a budget standoff in parliament was boosting bonds by adding to concern over the economy and increasing the likelihood of continued low interest rates.

36.   Interest rates will likely remain low, boosting bonds, until the economic package begins to have an effect on the economy, market participants said.

37.   Jack DiCapo, a Value Line trader, said speculation that the Federal Reserve would opt to cut interest rates boosted bonds, and the stock market followed.

38.   Low interest rates boost bonds as many investors fund their bond purchases by borrowing at shorter maturities.

39.   Low interest rates boost bonds by making it cheaper for commercial banks and other investors to fund bond purchases.

40.   Low interest rates boost bonds by making it cheaper for investors to fund bond purchases.