11.   Demand for new securities remains robust as stock rise, bond yields decline and billions of dollars pour into equity mutual funds every month.

12.   Economists said that these targets will be hard to achieve unless government bond yields decline steeply.

13.   Even so, many investors still expect bond yields to decline further in coming months on mounting evidence of slower growth with few inflation pressures.

14.   Even though short-term interest rates were well below long-term rates, long-term yields nevertheless were declining toward levels not seen in a generation.

15.   Greenspan, in his second day of congressional testimony, said long-term bond yields are high relative to the inflation rate -- suggesting that bond yields can decline more.

16.   Greenspan, in his second day of congressional testimony, suggested that U.S. bond yields could decline.

17.   He added today that long-term bond yields are high relative to the inflation rate -- suggesting that yields can decline more.

18.   He expects Spanish bond yields to decline further in the New Year.

19.   Investment-grade companies held off selling new bonds even as Treasury yields declined, lowering borrowing costs for companies, which set borrowing rates according to the yield.

20.   International investors also expect U.S. yields to decline in the months ahead.