1.   Bonds also have more intricate cash flow patterns than money market securities, which typically involve just a single payment at maturity.

2.   UK government bonds have a negligible risk of default, whereas the unsecured loan stock of private corporations have a much higher risk of default.

3.   Some bonds have a sinking fund or purchase fund attached to them.

4.   And bonds have much less risk than stocks.

5.   Australian bonds had their biggest one-day decline in five months, pushing yields to their highest levels in six months.

6.   Bonds had a seesaw couple of months, and the result was slim returns.

7.   Bonds do have risks tied to default, interest rates and inflation, but they do have known cash flows.

8.   Bonds had little reaction to the German statistics today, taking their cue from the recovery of the U.S. Treasuries market.

9.   Bonds had little reaction to the German statistics today, taking their cues from the recovery of the U.S. Treasuries market.