1.   Fading expectations of a cut in interest rates anytime soon caused prices of Treasury securities to pull back sharply for a second consecutive day Thursday.

2.   In NEW YORK, gold fell amid fading expectations that investors fleeing plunging U.S. stock markets would transfer money into precious metals.

3.   Japanese bonds rose this week amid fading expectations for a rate increase in Japan and in the U.S., the benchmark for global rates.

4.   Short-maturity bills also did well Tuesday on fading expectations of an immediate increase in short-term interest rates by the Federal Reserve.

5.   That bonds fell even after Sakakibara spoke of fading expectations for higher interest rates shows investors remain jittery over monetary policy.

6.   The British pound, meantime, rallied against the dollar and the deutsche mark amid fading expectations for a U.K. rate cut.

7.   The dollar was little changed against other major currencies as fading expectations for higher U.S. rates were offset by rallies in U.S. stocks and bonds, traders said.

8.   The fading expectations for higher U.S. rates could undermine the dollar because a rate increase in that country makes dollar-denominated deposits more attractive to investors.

9.   U.S. stocks and bonds fell, as fading expectations of an immediate interest rate cut weighed on financial issues and drove bond yields higher.

10.   While fading expectations for higher rates initially hurt the dollar, it soon recovered as bonds and stocks soared.