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The trend for firm longer bonds and weak shorter debt will continue this month. Investors feel safer buying bonds on slumping stocks.

Alan Greenspan

Issuance of equity and of bonds by lower-rated corporations has come virtually to a halt -- even investment-grade companies have cut back substantially on their borrowings,

What we are concerned about is that going forward they may decide to remove petrodollars and redirect them elsewhere. If they do, it is negative for the bond market and ultimately for the U.S. dollar.

John Davidson

What was most interesting about today was the movement in the bond market.

Ultimately it will not have an impact, ... (The sanctions) will be counterproductive because (they) will degrade the bonds of cooperation that exist between the U.S, Europeans, Japanese and other major trading and investing countries around world.

What the world seemed to miss is that the stock market didn't plunge, the peso didn't collapse and bond yields didn't shoot up. And people here in the Philippines didn't panic.

This makes sense in a low interest rate environment but it's risky since short-term rates are starting to creep up and the 10-year bond is back over 4 percent.

This is very good news from an inflation standpoint. I think it helps bonds because low inflation is good for bonds. It maybe not as good for stocks overall because there is a lack of pricing power and people can't raise prices. It will make the Fed less likely to raise rates.

This is uncharted water here; this is the first time the turnpike commission has done this. I don't even know if it would be feasible for the bonding company to take over (Smith & Johnson). There may not be any employee infrastructure to use.

This just is a reflection of the current environment with oil prices rising, security concerns. All of these factors are pushing players to buy bonds over stocks.

Eva Green

They really fall in love. She has a big impact on his life and he will later become the Bond that we all know because of that one relationship.

They're clearly linked, the bonds and his re-election prospects. The unknown is whether people who were uncomfortable with him last year but who were comfortable with him before will decide for a second time if they trust him and want him to lead.

They're getting into a range where, with no risk, their returns are competitive with long-term returns of bonds and equities that are higher, but are much more volatile.

They realize they have to bond together as 24 other players in support of one another, and Barry's going to do his own thing. But they know that when he does, they win and they all benefit.

Greg Smith

I know in my own neighborhood, while we didn't really have a tight bond before, people came forward, helping each other.

I hope that in our deliberations we will find that there are ways forward in this situation which can preserve our respect for one another and for the bonds that unite us.

I hear many investors want to sell bonds now as prices are high. It is hard to buy bonds at around 10-year yields near 1.3 percent.

Christian Slater

I pretty much stick to the movie-based games. I play James Bond games and Minority Report and Spider-Man. I go for the big title hit movie games.

Investors may stay cautious about buying bonds before the consumer price report and the central bank's forecast.

Investors feel there is no need to aggressively buy bonds now as yields may continue climbing amid signs of solid economic growth.

Investors don't feel safer buying bonds as they remain strongly concerned about a rate hike and higher yields. Surging Treasury yields will pressure Japanese yields to rise.

Investors are thinking the BOJ may change its monetary policy sooner than expected and that's why bonds are falling.

Investors are reluctant to buy bonds before the price report and the BOJ meeting. I see a more than 50 percent chance for a policy shift next week.

Investors aren't sure if they should buy more longer-dated bonds with yields this low.

Investors aren't going to chase 20-year bonds with yields under 2 percent. The market is facing selling pressure before the auction.

Investors are buying bonds as they realize a policy shift is not so easy when the government opposes it. Expectations for a change were too excessive.

Investors will probably hold off buying bonds before the release of the report on core prices. Gains in core prices will strengthen the case for higher rates.

Investors should prepare for a change in monetary policy. Hold off buying 10-year bonds as yields are going to grind higher.

In the late 1980's, there were many cases of speculation that the Japanese would withdraw from the bond market as well. It never happened, and we don't think it'll happen this time.

In the last three years, bonds have done OK, with yields around 6 percent. But the stock market has more than doubled.

In the ramblings of the bond market, corporate supply will be the dominating factor until Friday's PPI.

Martin Luther

In the bonds of Death He lay Who for our offense was slain; But the Lord is risen to-day, Christ hath brought us life again, Wherefore let us all rejoice, Singing loud, with cheerful voice, Hallelujah!

E. B. White

I guess the real question here is, what is the cost of bond market volatility and what is the cost of the Fed's miscommunication with the market? ... They went out and told everybody to buy bonds and then they cut their legs off.