31.   Erasing the deficit would drive yields lower by reducing the supply of securities the government uses to bridge gaps between revenue and spending.

32.   Erasing the deficit would drive yields lower by reducing the supply of Treasury securities,

33.   Erasing the deficit would drive yields lower by reducing the supply of Treasury securities.

34.   European stocks were pulled lower by falling U.S. equities.

35.   Eurodollars reflect expectations that short-term interest rates will be about half a percentage point lower by mid-March.

36.   GERMAN stocks fell for a second session, pulled lower by U.S. stocks, as a rising dollar benefited few exporters.

37.   Gold and silver were pulled lower by the slump in the other precious metals, traders said.

38.   Industrial product stocks were lead lower by telecommunications-equipment maker Northern Telecom Ltd.

39.   It guided the market-determined call rate even lower by flooding the banking system with cash.

40.   It has guided the market-determined call rate even lower by flooding the banking system with cash.