11.   The Fed is watching inflation trends closely and indicated this week it is inclined to push rates higher on signs of rising prices.

12.   The U.S. dollar slipped against the Japanese yen in uneventful trading Monday as players awaited more data on U.S. inflation trends.

13.   The report shows that the headline and underlying inflation trend is lower so far this year compared with the same period of last year.

14.   Those figures should give a clearer idea of US inflation trends.

15.   Wholesale prices are a good barometer for future inflation trends, allowing to determine a trend before prices percolate down the system.

16.   Most banks believe the central bank would not raise interest rates given the benign inflation trend.

17.   Operators hope the data will give some indications on US inflation trends and hence on possible decisions by the Federal Reserve at a monetary policy meeting in early July.

18.   The dollar lost ground against the major currencies Thursday in New York exchange as traders awaited more data on inflation trends in the United States.

19.   The markets were awaiting reports this week on January wholesale prices and consumer prices, which will indicate the inflation trend.