31.   Canadian bond prices sank with their U.S. counterparts this morning after a Conference Board report showed U.S. consumers are increasingly upbeat about the economy, analysts said.

32.   Canadian bond trading was slow today because the U.S. market, which typically sets the tone for North America, was closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, traders said.

33.   Canadian bonds pared gains after the Canadian dollar fell, reducing demand for dollar-denominated fixed-income securities.

34.   Canadian bonds pay higher yields than U.S. bonds.

35.   Canadian bonds rose in the wake of the durable goods report.

36.   Canadian bonds traditionally do better when the U.S. bond market is closed, Magrath said.

37.   Canadian bonds were also lifted by a stronger Canadian dollar.

38.   Canadian bonds, however, were undermined by the falling Canadian dollar,

39.   Canadian bonds, stocks and the dollar surged after Quebec voters rejected secession from Canada.

40.   Canadian bonds, which have narrowed the spread in yields with U.S. bonds, rose for the past week in anticipation of a Liberal majority.