11.   Rate-cut expectations also helped Italian bonds notch up gains.

12.   Such expectations helped bank shares rise.

13.   Still, traders and investors rely on such expectations to help measure the importance of actual economic events.

14.   That expectation helped drive bonds yields lower since late October.

15.   Such expectations have helped support the dollar, Morikuni said.

16.   Telecommunications stocks that rose were helped by expectations that the government would announce bid winners for mobile phone concessions sometime next week.

17.   That expectation helped drive bond yields lower since late October.

18.   The successful note sale was helped by expectations that the slowing economy will prompt the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates again this year.

19.   The yen has also been helped by expectations the Japanese government will take steps to boost its flagging economy.

20.   Those expectations helped keep bonds near the four-month lows reached last week.