11.   Oil service companies got a boost after Morgan Stanley Group Inc. analyst John Livoli raised price targets for many in the industry.

12.   Rivlin convinced some that U.S. central bankers are looking for more evidence of accelerating inflation before raising the target for overnight borrowing.

13.   Several other analysts also raised their targets yesterday.

14.   Some of those analysts have raised their target, but others now question whether the stock can support valuations far higher than it has borne in the past.

15.   Still, rising labor costs could prompt the Fed to raise its target for the federal funds rate a quarter point later this year, some analysts says.

16.   That has been because the Fed funds rate moved higher than longer-term rates as the Fed raised its target to slow economic growth.

17.   The central bank has also been trying to shore up the currency this week by raising liquidity targets within the banking system, a move that makes pesos scarcer.

18.   The central bank has already raised its target by a quarter of a percentage point twice.

19.   The Fed last raised its target for overnight lending between banks in March to cool the economy.

20.   The Fed typically raises its target for overnight lending between banks to cool the economy and slow inflation.