81.   Bonds got a boost on gains by U.S. Treasuries, and amid expectations reports today will show the economy is too weak to withstand higher interest rates.

82.   Bonds got a boost today as the dollar gained against the deutsche mark and other European currencies, making U.S. securities more attractive to foreign investors, traders said.

83.   Bonds got a lift from fund managers and other securities investors moving their portfolio holdings from lower-yielding cash securities to higher-paying bonds, traders said.

84.   Bonds may get a boost on Monday if Group of Seven leaders meeting in Denver urge Japan to curtail its trade surplus, analysts said.

85.   Bonds will get a boost amid signs investor demand is stronger than some traders had expected, said Shinji Koyama, bond manager at Toyo Trust Securities.

86.   Brady bonds also got a lift from gains in the U.S. debt that backs them.

87.   British government bonds got a boost from the report.

88.   Canadian bonds may be getting a lift from optimism in the U.S. that inflation is under control.

89.   Corporate bonds may also get a lift from investors who used to put more of their cash in mortgage-backed securities.

90.   Earlier, bonds got a brief fillip after the government reported a bigger-than-expected drop in December housing starts.