51.   Analysts said the tax savings are likely to draw some private investors from the government bond market into the mortgage, corporate and municipal bond markets.

52.   And as economic data began to confirm in November that the economy was slowing, the rally in the bond market gained momentum.

53.   And even if they find the bond market too expensive, companies could still borrow from banks, which are still eager to lend.

54.   And insurance stocks, which also serve as proxies for the bond market, ended the day higher.

55.   And lower bond prices hurt the dollar, as international investors shy away from the U.S. bond market and the dollars needed to purchases U.S. bonds.

56.   And neither the currency market nor the Japanese bond market has yet shown much movement.

57.   And one way to read the current bond market is to say that seldom has confidence been greater.

58.   And the U.S. bond market finished the day little changed.

59.   And the volatility you get in the bond market, much less over time than in the stock market, is something that folks really have to think about.

60.   And low interest rates in Japan should keep funds flowing to the U.S. to support the bond market, he said.