1. AUSTRIAN bonds tracked German bunds lower as a report showing stronger-than-expected confidence in the German economy dampened hopes the Bundesbank will lower interest rates tomorrow. 2. Bonds elsewhere tracked German bunds down. 3. Bonds tracked it belt-high and drove it so quickly from the park that right fielder Bubba Trammell took just one step and only watched it fly south. 4. Dutch bonds closely track their German counterparts because of the link between the guilder and the deutsche mark. 5. Elsewhere, bonds tracked U.S. Treasuries higher. 6. Elsewhere in Europe, bonds tracked Treasuries and bunds. 7. European bonds tracked U.S. Treasuries lower, pulling down shares, amid reduced optimism that the U.S. would cut interest rates soon. 8. European bonds tracked Treasuries higher after Fed Vice Chairman Alan Blinder told a magazine that the U.S. economy was in for a bumpy landing. 9. European bonds tracked Treasuries higher. 10. European stocks and bonds declined as exporters were wounded by a floundering U.S. dollar and bonds tracked falling U.S. Treasuries. |