1.   And that can-do spirit fuels our optimism.

2.   BRITISH gilts rose after a surprisingly steep decline in the pace of retail price inflation fuelled optimism that British interest rates have reached a peak.

3.   Canadian government bonds fell after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan fueled optimism that U.S. interest rates would remain low.

4.   Combined, the reports fueled optimism that the U.S. economy remains on a stable, non-inflationary growth path.

5.   Combined, the reports fueled optimism that the U.S. economy is growing at a slow enough pace to convince Fed officials to leave U.S. rates unchanged.

6.   Expectations that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates next month is fueling the optimism, analysts said.

7.   Expectations that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates next month are fueling the optimism, analysts said.

8.   French government bonds rallied, recouping losses earlier in the week, after economic reports from Germany and the U.S. fueled optimism that European interest rates will decline.

9.   Fueling optimism was a decline in U.S. bond yields, which last week fell to two-year lows.

10.   Fueling the optimism was a decline in U.S. bond yields yesterday to two-year lows.