111.   Central bankers have since been reluctant to discuss private matters over the telephone.

112.   Central bankers hope the lower rates will tempt companies to borrow, which might be used to hire new employees who will buy the products the companies make.

113.   Central bankers in Chile have long warned that spending, and its pressure on prices, was their principal gauge in setting rates.

114.   Central bankers last changed the target in January of this year, when they trimmed it by a quarter of a percentage point.

115.   Central bankers left the target unchanged at each of the next five meetings.

116.   Central bankers must keep inflation in check, or face punishment at the hands of investors in financial markets, Jordan said.

117.   Central bankers said strong corporate investment in plant and equipment and output growth of electricity and gas offset manufacturing woes.

118.   Central bankers signaled their approval by refraining, for the most part, from the surprise bouts of currency buying that can cost traders millions of dollars.

119.   Central bankers still can be glimpsed reading their well-thumbed copies of it on long flights.

120.   Central bankers will meet three more times before year-end, and they are likely to watch labor gauges to determine whether they need to boost rates to control inflation.