Traders see the central banks as putting a floor under bond prices.

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Ten years after the attack that killed her husband Michael, a bond broker on the 84th floor of Tower Two the former public schoolteacher is seeking new career opportunities.

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The so-called Brady bonds, trading at 60 cents on the dollar, are supported by 30 cents per bond in U.S. Treasury holdings, making for a floor in value.

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You meet someone you don't know on the side of the dance floor and dance - it's intimate, it's romantic, it's a bond like no other.

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