81.   If borrowing rates stay low, companies are likely to refinance a lot of those callable bonds.

82.   In addition, the decline in the borrowing rates for corporations has not fallen as sharply as Treasury yields.

83.   In cutting its leading short-term borrowing rate, the Dutch central bank held out the hope of further reductions.

84.   In addition to those nations, central banks in Denmark, Austria, Netherlands and Belgium also boosted key borrowing rates.

85.   In Singapore Friday, stocks were mixed as a gain in Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. offset a drop in property stocks amid expectations consumer borrowing rates are poised to rise.

86.   In the interim, the rise in bond yields will mean higher borrowing rates on everything from auto loans to home mortgages.

87.   In the interim, though, the rise in bond yields will mean higher borrowing rates on everything from auto loans to home mortgages.

88.   Investment-grade companies may refrain from tapping the bond market because of the run-up in Treasury yields, which raises borrowing rates for companies.

89.   Investors are still waiting for indications as to when the central bank will lower its overnight borrowing rate again since this is expected to boost stocks, traders said.

90.   Intel Corp. and Exxon Corp. paced the advance, one day after the Federal Reserve raised borrowing rates as a way to keep inflation at bay.