1.   Benchmark mortgage bond yields fell less than Treasury yields, widening the difference between them.

2.   Bonds declined, driving the benchmark yield to its highest in more than two months.

3.   Bonds rebounded today after the streak of declines that yesterday pushed the benchmark yield to its highest in almost two months.

4.   Bonds tumbled for a sixth day, pushing the benchmark yield to its highest in almost two months.

5.   Bonds rose initially, sending the benchmark yield to a new low.

6.   By borrowing now, companies can protect against any increase in benchmark government bond yields in the weeks ahead.

7.   Falling benchmark yields cause investors to look at other maturities for better value.

8.   German bonds rose, pushing the benchmark yield to a record low, after new orders to German factories unexpectedly dropped in November, for the third straight month.

9.   In the corporate bond market, companies may find less incentive to borrow following a quarter of a percentage point rise in benchmark government bond yields.

10.   Japanese bonds rose, and the benchmark yield matched its record low, as the bank of Japan continued to add funds to the banking system.