This is reflected in the NOB spread as it measures the difference, or spread, between T-bonds and T-notes.

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The NOB spread has stayed in a broad range since June but has made higher highs, line a.

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Hilltop real estate in San Francisco gets more expensive and desirable the higher you go: Nob Hill, Russian Hill, Pacific Heights.

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At the rate we're losing temperature, Salt Lake City may want to relocate the giant slalom to Nob Hill next winter.

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And tourists line up dozens deep even in freezing weather for a chance to ride over the city's Nob and Russian hills.

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Or stroll through Nob Hill for a look at the manicured mansions.

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Chic Nob Hill hotel Fairmont San Francisco employs several hives' worth of honeybees on its terrace to produce nectar for upcoming afternoon tea services.

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In April 2012, the NOB spread formed diverged from stocks as they were peaking and this warned of the correction that lasted until early June.

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The NOB spread now appears to have bottomed and the technical action of two key bond ETFs is also consistent with a further decline in yields.

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He was a nob, with a sense of noblesse oblige.

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Nob Akimoto is a policy analyst and part-time dungeon master.

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