71.   Bonds fell earlier after the Dow Jones wire service reported that Bank of Japan Gov. Yasuo Matsushita said long-term interest rates have bottomed out, traders said.

72.   Bonds fell earlier today amid concern that brisk economic growth will keep the Fed panel from cutting interest rates.

73.   Bonds fell early amid speculation an agreement among international banks to roll over South Korean debt may rekindle investor interest in Pacific Rim markets.

74.   Bonds fell early in the session after a Commerce Department report showed an unexpected shrinking of the U.S. trade deficit.

75.   Bonds fell for the fourth time in five days.

76.   Bonds fell Friday after news reports suggested members of the ruling coalition would tolerate a rise in interest rates later this year.

77.   Bonds fell Friday and Monday amid concern Greenspan would hint, in his semi-annual Congressional testimony, that faster inflation would soon lead the Fed to raise interest rates.

78.   Bonds fell from mid-morning, and were down most of the day, as stocks rose.

79.   Bonds fell further in the afternoon after McTeer and Yellen spoke.

80.   Bonds fell in earlier trading as some fund managers anticipated that the Federal Reserve will raise bank lending rates before the end of the year.