61.   Treasury securities were mixed as traders waited for economic reports due out later in the week.

62.   Treasury securities, backed by the U.S. government, are considered the highest quality and generally pay the lowest rates at each maturity.

63.   Treasury securities dropped after the first hint that the United States had decided the dollar had risen far enough.

64.   Treasury securities dropped as budget talks between President Clinton and congressional Republicans broke down.

65.   Treasury securities fell in choppy trading, despite the benign inflation news.

66.   Treasury securities fell Thursday despite government reports pointing toward lower economic growth and diminished inflationary pressure.

67.   Treasury securities finished unchanged Thursday in quiet trading, with the European markets closed and many market participants electing to extend the Christmas holiday.

68.   Treasury securities of all other maturities also fell.

69.   Treasury securities opened weaker Wednesday after the dollar fell in currency trading.

70.   Treasury securities rallied further on optimism that September unemployment data released today would provide further evidence of benign inflation.