1.   Crop yields would fall as a result of shorter growing periods, and reduced solar radiation due to heavier cloud cover.

2.   This is because more people claim benefits and taxation yields fall.

3.   This yield will fall in a period of inflation because a progressively larger amount of money will be needed to pay for the same quantity of goods and services.

4.   Amid the optimism, however, some analysts questioned whether the German rate tonic would do all that much for growth unless bond yields fall.

5.   As bond yields fall, banks are able to earn more money on their loans.

6.   As bond prices rise and yields fall, stocks benefit, he said.

7.   As investors buy more bonds and their prices rise, yields fall.

8.   As the prospect receded that vigorous economic growth would quicken inflation, bond yields fell.

9.   As the year wound down, the economy had slowed and bond yields fell.