51.   Bonds also are getting a boost from the falling stock market, which is pushing some investment firms to enlarge Treasury portfolios, he said.

52.   Bonds also got a boost as market participants bought cash bonds to deliver against the soon-to-expire September futures contract, traders said.

53.   Bonds also got a boost from a rally in the dollar, and from declines in oil and gold prices, traders said.

54.   Bonds could also get a boost as stocks continue to sputter.

55.   Bonds could get a boost if more discouraging economic statistics are released, since that would further discourage talk of higher interest rates.

56.   Bonds get a boost from lower rates, which allow investors to borrow money cheaply in the money market and invest it in bonds.

57.   Bonds got a boost as the central bank left a surplus of funds in the banking system, showing it aims to keep short-term interest rates from rising.

58.   Bonds may also get a boost as traders expect a rising yen to increase the attraction of yen-denominated securities.

59.   Bonds may get a boost tomorrow because Group of Seven leaders meeting in Denver over the weekend urged Japan to curtail its trade surplus.

60.   Bonds will also get a boost from a growing consensus that the U.S. economy is slowing.