81.   Speculation that rates are headed higher weighs on bonds because many investors fund bond purchases by borrowing at shorter maturities.

82.   Still, investors can still make money borrowing at short maturities to fund bond purchases, since overnight bank lending rates are at record lows, Kurimoto said.

83.   That drove bond prices lower since record-low rates have made it cheaper for investors to fund bond purchases.

84.   That helps bonds because many investors fund bond purchases by borrowing from the money market.

85.   Talk of higher interest rates weighs on bond prices as record-low rates have made it cheaper for investors to fund bond purchases.

86.   That would hurt bond prices since higher rates make it more expensive for investors to fund bond purchases.

87.   That would weigh on bonds because many investors fund bond purchases by borrowing at shorter maturities.

88.   That could pressure the central bank to raise interest rates, which hurts bonds because investors often fund bond purchases by borrowing on the money market.

89.   The Finance Ministry also draws on zaito to fund its purchases of bonds and stocks, often supporting prices of the securities.

90.   The flow of ransom money has funded the purchase of weapons and speedboats, ostensibly to aid the struggle for self-rule for Muslims in the southern Philippines.