11.   Falling Treasury yields support Japanese bonds by narrowing the spread between the two bonds.

12.   Expressing stock prices in decimals will narrow the spreads between bid and asked prices, saving money for investors.

13.   Fleming said the move should narrow the spread between bid and asking prices on stocks, which is expected to increase liquidity on the exchange.

14.   Higher rates increase the cost of holding bad loans and narrow the spread between what banks earn on loans and what they pay for deposits.

15.   If that happens, too much money might be drawn into the business, narrowing the spreads in the best deals and increasing volatility in others.

16.   If Schwab matches two customer orders directly, it could narrow the spread by allowing the customers to split the difference in price.

17.   In secondary trading, demand for high-yield bonds has narrowed the spread in yields between junk-rated bonds and Treasuries over the past several weeks.

18.   In the six months to September short-term rates stabilized, cutting into bond trading profits and narrowing the spread between lending and deposit rates.

19.   In the six months to September, however, short-term rates stabilized, cutting into bond trading profits and narrowing the spread between lending and deposit rates.

20.   Rising interest rates shrink bank profits by narrowing the spread between interest paid to depositors and interest earned from payments on loans.