41.   Healthy demand for U.S. securities helps Canadian bonds because it draws international investors to North America.

42.   Helping bonds was speculation that Hong Kong-based real estate company Sino Land Co., had defaulted on a bank loan, traders said.

43.   In Spain and Italy, efforts to meet deficit and inflation targets for European monetary union may help bonds in the fourth quarter, investors said.

44.   Low interest rates on bonds with maturities of less than one year help long-term bonds because many investors fund bond purchases by borrowing in the money market.

45.   Low overnight rates help bonds by reducing fund-raising costs for banks and other large investors that borrow money at maturities of less than a year to buy longer-term bonds.

46.   Low rates help bonds by making it easier for investors to finance bond purchases.

47.   Lower U.S. yields help domestic bonds by diminishing the allure of higher-yielding overseas debt.

48.   Low overnight rates help bonds because many investors fund bond purchases by borrowing in the short-term money market.

49.   Low rates help bonds by making it easier for investors to fund bond purchases.

50.   Lower inflation helps bonds by raising the value of their fixed coupons.