▁vol at ility . ▁A ▁tight ▁cons ensus ▁is ▁generally ▁reflected ▁in ▁bond ▁prices ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁little ▁price ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁market ▁after ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁" in - line " ▁data . ▁If ▁the ▁economic ▁release ▁diff ers ▁from ▁the ▁cons ensus ▁view , ▁the ▁market ▁usually ▁under go es ▁rapid ▁price ▁movement ▁as ▁participants ▁interpret ▁the ▁data . ▁Un certain ty ▁( as ▁measured ▁by ▁a ▁wide ▁cons ensus ) ▁generally ▁brings ▁more ▁vol at ility ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁release . ▁Econom ic ▁releases ▁vary ▁in ▁importance ▁and ▁impact ▁depending ▁on ▁where ▁the ▁economy ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁business ▁cycle . ▁ ▁In flu ence ▁ ▁Bond ▁mark ets ▁determine ▁the ▁price ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁yield ▁that ▁a ▁bor ro wer ▁must ▁pay ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁receive ▁fund ing . ▁In ▁one ▁notable ▁instance , ▁when ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁attempted ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁U . S . ▁budget ▁def ic it ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁it ▁led ▁to ▁such ▁a ▁sell - off ▁( de cre asing ▁prices ; ▁increasing ▁yields ) ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁strategy ▁and ▁instead ▁balance ▁the ▁budget . ▁ ▁Bond ▁invest ments ▁B onds ▁typically ▁trade ▁in ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁incre ments ▁and ▁are ▁pr iced ▁as ▁a ▁percentage ▁of ▁par ▁value ▁( 1 0 0 %). ▁Many ▁b onds ▁have ▁minim ums ▁im posed ▁by ▁the ▁bond ▁or ▁the ▁deal er . ▁Typ ical ▁sizes ▁offered ▁are ▁incre ments ▁of ▁$ 1