61.   The answer, it seems, depends on how long you plan to hold the bonds.

62.   The difference between German bund yields and French bond yields is a measure of the perceived risk-premium investors demand to hold French bonds over German ones.

63.   The fund held no bonds at the end of April, according to the Fidelity report.

64.   The increase was mainly because of a reduction in the amount of coupon payments to foreigners holding Danish bonds, Danmarks Statistik, the official statistics bureau said.

65.   The low-inflation environment has some investors willing to hold bonds for fear of missing out on additional gains even with yields just above record lows.

66.   The policy has banned commercial banks from being lending cash to stock investors, holding bonds as collateral.

67.   The spread is a measure of the additional risk investors perceive in holding Irish bonds rather than German bunds.

68.   These investors say they plan to hold the bonds to maturity and are comfortable with a longer-term view of South Africa, he said.

69.   Those who sold bonds, or mutual funds holding bonds, may be able to use those losses to reduce their taxable income.

70.   With the German and U.S. economies now on different paths, however, investors see less risk in holding German bonds.