31.   Bonds fall on concern Fed will raise rates next week.

32.   Bonds fell after a U.S. report showing weak retail sales last month convinced traders the U.S. economy was not growing fast enough to stir inflation.

33.   Bonds fell after senior Japanese officials suggested they would oppose further declines in the yen.

34.   Bonds fell after the factory orders report, playing into the scenario that the Fed may soon raise rates, Vitner said.

35.   Bonds fell after the government said labor costs in the fourth quarter rose at their fastest pace in five years, a sign inflation may be picking up pace.

36.   Bonds fell amid expectations that faster economic growth may prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates later this year.

37.   Bonds fell as fixed-income securities lost their safe-haven status and investors turned to equities instead.

38.   Bonds fell because inflation erodes the value of fixed-income assets.

39.   Bonds fell even after reports on Chicago-area manufacturing and new home sales suggested the economy may be losing steam.

40.   Bonds fell for a third day amid concern the Federal Reserve will defer a widely expected interest-rate cut.