31. Canadian stocks fell for a third day, led by Canadian Pacific Ltd. and Barrick Gold Corp., as bonds fell with the Canadian dollar, pushing yields higher. 32. Concerns about inflation and higher interest rates sharply depressed bond prices Friday, pushing yields higher. 33. Elsewhere, tobacco bonds fell -- pushing up yields -- after a report said researchers had found a definitive link between smoking and lung cancer. 34. European bonds slumped, pushing yields in Germany and the U.K. to four-month highs, as concern U.S. interest rates have bottomed out pulled Treasuries lower. 35. German government bonds advanced this week, pushing yields down to two-month lows. 36. German bonds rose, pushing yields to record lows, as credit rating cuts in several Asian countries led some investors to seek haven in German debt. 37. German bonds plunged, pushing yields up to four-week highs, after an increase in interest rates by the Bundesbank that caught many investors by surprise. 38. German bonds were little changed as analysts and investors saw little on the economic landscape to push yields far above record lows. 39. German government bonds tumbled, pushing yields to an eight-week high, after signs of a robust U.S. economy sent U.S. Treasuries reeling. 40. Higher inflation erodes the return of fixed-income securities and pushes yields higher. |