1.   That has prompted investors to demand ratings from more issuers of debt and to take the ratings more seriously.

2.   On the other hand, it is economically reasonable for borrowers that issuance should be higher, the lower the eurobond yield demanded by investors.

3.   And as the risk of inflation dissipates, bond investors demand lower and lower yields as compensation.

4.   And prices may fall on their bonds as investors demand higher yields for the extra risk, investors said.

5.   As inflation falls, investors are demanding less of a risk premium to invest in drachma.

6.   As the economy recovers, investors demand higher coupons to compensate for the risk that the buying power of coupon payments may be eroded by rising inflation.

7.   As the riskiness of debt from emerging economies has become more apparent, investors have demanded ever higher yields.

8.   At the same time, Wall Street investors are demanding higher stock prices and investment returns on financial stocks.

9.   At the same time, investors are demanding a higher return to account for the added risk that patients may live longer.

10.   Because investors would demand higher risk premiums if they feared France could one day default on its debt, curbing public spending has become a priority.