31.   Sales of new U.S. single-family homes soared in November to their highest rate in more than a decade as confident buyers continued to bolster the economy.

32.   So devaluing the currency would not necessarily bolster the economy.

33.   Slowing economic growth means the Bank of Japan is likely to keep interest rates near record lows in an attempt to bolster the economy.

34.   Slowing economic growth benefits big banks with strong balance sheets because they stand to benefit from continued interest rates low designed to bolster the economy.

35.   SOUTH KOREAN stocks rose, led by contractors, as investors bet the new Cabinet will increase infrastructure spending to bolster the economy.

36.   Spending could pick up again soon though, because the Fed reversed course and trimmed the overnight bank lending rate a quarter of a point to bolster the economy.

37.   Still, Hashimoto has been giving ground lately after coming under intense pressure from the Clinton administration to take such dramatic steps to bolster the economy.

38.   Strong export growth, low interest rates and record high share prices are expected to bolster the economy in the second half.

39.   Still, the report raises questions about whether the Federal Reserve acted prematurely yesterday when it cut a key lending rate to bolster the economy.

40.   Still, experts do point to ways that the island countries can bolster their economies.