81.   Some companies are postponing securities sales, rather than pay the higher yields now demanded by investors.

82.   Still, investors may demand higher returns because of the added risk even though the insurance company will assume the liability in the case of a default.

83.   Swedish currency and bond market investors commonly use the A-B-C team rankings to measure risk premiums investors demand to invest in European countries.

84.   That indicates that investors are currently demanding a reduced risk premium to invest in gilts rather than Treasuries.

85.   That means investors are demanding a smaller premium to buy mortgages rather than less-risky Treasuries.

86.   That means investors are demanding a bigger premium to hold securities for a longer period, relative to those that mature sooner.

87.   That means investors may demand more yield or other enticements, or shun them altogether and stick to the most established companies.

88.   That means the spread between Canada and U.S. bonds may shrink, he said, as investors demand less of a risk premium when they buy Canadian securities.

89.   The central bank balked at paying the higher interest rates demanded by investors to complete the sale.

90.   The deal, however, also showed that the investors still were demanding high interest rates and some extra sweeteners.