[ yields/NNS ] on/IN [ money-market/JJ mutual/JJ funds/NNS ] continued/VBD to/TO
 slide/VB ,/, amid/IN [ signs/NNS ] that/IN [ portfolio/NN managers/NNS ] expect
/VBP [ further/JJ declines/NNS ] in/IN [ interest_6/NN rates/NNS ] ./.
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[ longer/JJR maturities/NNS ] are/VBP thought/VBN to/TO indicate/VB [ declining/
VBG interest_6/NN rates/NNS ] because/IN [ they/PP ] permit/VBP [ portfolio/NN
managers/NNS ] to/TO retain/VB relatively/RB [ higher/JJR rates/NNS ] for/IN [ a/
DT longer/JJR period/NN ] ./.
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