1.   A resilient dollar weighed on bonds, he said.

2.   Soros told the managers a resilient dollar and higher U.S. interest rates would make Treasuries a good bet this year.

3.   The resilient dollar also provided a comfort zone for the bond market.

4.   U.S. bonds were steady as a resilient dollar offset concern that brisk economic growth will keep the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates anytime soon.

5.   U.S. bonds gained for the first time in four days, buoyed by a resilient dollar and signs of waning consumer optimism that could restrain economic growth.

6.   U.S. bonds were steady as a resilient dollar offset concern brisk economic growth will keep the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates anytime soon.