Given the market's already bearish tone and the absence of some policy direction, the dollar dropped further.

The market is again in the grip of the bearish tone that has held it for months, traders said.

The dollar rallied sharply but eased in the afternoon as the recent bearish tone took hold.

If this assumption is true, the bearish tone that pervaded the market for the past several months will find a new set of fans.

A sharp drop in crude oil prices added to the bearish tone in the metals markets, analysts said.

Given the market's bearish tone of late, however, the article prompted a new wave of selling.

About this poem Stevens wrote, in the terse and bearish tone he reserved for such commentary, that it was "simply an expression of paganism."

While bonds have now posted gains in three consecutive sessions, traders and analysts say the market has not shifted from its bearish tone.

Mr. Grant said of the generally bearish tone of his reports: "We're not against things going up.

The strength of the data added to the bearish tone in Treasuries and heightened speculation of a near-term tightening.