11.   Asian nations suddenly facing economic hardship might risk fuelling inflation to provide the calming illusion of wealth to their citizens, analysts said.

12.   French Finance Minister Laurent Fabius and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres were among those who said the bank had room to act without risking higher inflation.

13.   French Finance Minister Laurent Fabius and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres were among those who have said the bank had room to act without risking higher inflation.

14.   Lower rates risk fueling inflation and few now expect the ECB to lower rates Thursday when its board meets Dublin, Ireland.

15.   The United States persuaded a wary Germany and Japan to risk inflation by trying to spend their way out of recession.

16.   Credit easing would risk sending inflation out of control.