11.  Shrinking government borrowing needs have helped drive bond yields lower.

12.  Steady or falling interest rates are good for stocks because they enable companies and consumers to plan their borrowing needs better.

13.  The drug and consumer products company has no borrowing needs now, he said.

14.  The Treasury will announce the size of its quarterly borrowing needs Wednesday.

15.  The two moves, analysts said, will give the Treasury more flexibility in adjusting its borrowing needs as the outlook for the government surplus changes.

16.  These include a weak banking system that will be hurt further by the devaluation, a slowing economy and rising borrowing needs.

17.  German and European Union financial leaders say the United States, as well as other nations with weak currencies like Italy and Spain, must cut their borrowing needs.

18.  Nevertheless, the strong export growth and narrowing in external borrowing needs are forecast to produce steady improvements in indicators of indebtedness.