31.   Such negotiations reached a fever pitch last week, largely because of the forthcoming government auctions of radio licenses for wireless phone and data services.

32.   Swiss bonds are expected to be little changed before a government bond auction next week and amid expectations a consumer prices report will show inflation remains benign.

33.   The decline came after a government auction of two-year notes met with unexpectedly strong demand.

34.   The government bond auction follows a flood of corporate bond sales by companies including East Japan Railway Co., Tohoku Electric Co. and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co.

35.   The government bond auctions follow amid a flood of corporate bond sales.

36.   The Ministry of Finance said it will ban Yamaichi from underwriting government bonds and participating in government bond auctions.

37.   The Ministry of Finance today said it will ban Yamaichi from underwriting government bonds and participating in government bond auctions.

38.   The Ministry of Finance banned Yamaichi from underwriting government bonds and participating in government bond auctions, Nikkei English News reported.

39.   The Ministry of Finance said today that it banned Yamaichi from underwriting government bonds and participating in government bond auctions.

40.   The next focus for U.S. bonds will be the two- and five-year government bond auctions next week, Yoshibayashi said.