71.   Rising government deficits typically hurt bonds because they mean more bonds must be sold to make up the shortfall.

72.   Rising rates hurt bonds because new government securities issued at higher market rates reduce the attractiveness of existing issues.

73.   Reports of ballooning local government bond sales also hurt Japanese bonds.

74.   Rising stocks could hurt bonds by prompting investors to shift funds into equities in search of better returns.

75.   Rising Treasury bond yields -- the benchmark for global interest rates -- hurt Japanese bonds by making their already lower yields even less attractive.

76.   Reports on U.S. and Canadian economic growth due next week also could hurt bonds.

77.   Rising government deficits generally hurt bonds because they mean more bonds must be sold to make up the shortfall.

78.   Rising prices hurt bonds as they erode the returns of these fixed-income assets.

79.   Signs of rising inflation hurts bonds because it erodes their fixed returns.