41.   Investors choose the dates and amounts to charge their account for the bond purchases.

42.   It spent half of that on bond purchases.

43.   It said it would finance these bond purchases by selling Treasury bills.

44.   Japanese government bonds rose for the first time in three days after bond purchases by the Bank of Japan bolstered expectations it will keep interest rates low.

45.   Japanese news reports of a request that the government drop bank reserve requirements for bond purchases also lifted the market.

46.   Low bank-lending rates are good for bonds because many big investors, such as commercial banks, fund bond purchases by borrowing in the money market.

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

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

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

50.   Low interest rates have boosted bond prices by making it cheaper for investors to fund their bond purchases.