21.   Gov. Ian Macfarlane even flagged the possibility the bank may raise rates if wages growth continues to accelerate.

22.   Hong Kong banks already raised home mortgage rates after a shift to floating exchange rates across Southeast Asia drove up their own funding costs.

23.   In its week bulletin last week, the bank raised worries about a crisis in foreign investor confidence in the region.

24.   In return for government assistance, the banks must raise fresh capital from shareholders, usually by selling convertible or subordinated debt securities.

25.   In that case, the bank will probably raise the interbank overnight loan rate, not the discount rate, Ueno added.

26.   In turn, banks may raise other rates to compensate, such as those for home and auto loans.

27.   It was the third time the bank has raised rates in the last month.

28.   Japanese banks have been raising money aggressively in European markets for the past two years.

29.   Last week, most trading banks raised interest rates on a range of fixed-term home mortgages.

30.   Local banks have been raising interest rates this week following a rise in overnight rates on strong demand for funds, analysts said.