51. As government bond yields decline, investors looking to squeeze additional return from their portfolios are typically willing to lend to companies at lower spreads. 52. As it happens, the government bonds in which the trust funds are invested are notably secure instruments. 53. As primary dealer, Unibank becomes a market-maker for government bonds, currencies and other financial instruments. 54. As for trading in Canadian government bonds and the local currency tomorrow, he expects local floor traders to continue to dominate the action. 55. As recently as two years ago, Europeans avoided stocks in favor of cautious securities like government bonds. 56. At best, they will offer the same return as ordinary government bonds, but carry different decorations. 57. As worried investors flee stocks for the safety of U.S. government bonds, that is driving down the interest rates on bonds. 58. At that point, the commission said, Social Security would need to start relying in part on interest from its holdings of government bonds. 59. At present any surplus is held in government bonds. 60. At the same time, yields on other securities such as Japanese government bonds are falling to historical lows. |
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