31.   Still, strong capital inflows helped buoy the supply of funds and have kept rates at lower levels than in recent weeks, money traders said.

32.   Still, even that number might not be enough to dissuade the central bank from altering its policy of keeping rates at or near historic lows.

33.   Still, the central bank may keep rates from falling too quickly in order to keep the economy from overheating and fueling inflation.

34.   That fed expectations the Bank of Japan will keep rates at current levels to help stimulate a recovery.

35.   That will probably keep the rate little changed from yesterday, a trader said.

36.   That will probably keep the rate little changed from yesterday, one trader said.

37.   That would assure investors that he will keep inflation in check and try to keep long-term rates from going so high that the economy stalls again.

38.   That could ensure the Bank of Japan will hold tight and keep rates where they are.

39.   The Bank of Japan has kept rates at record lows since last September to spark the stagnant economy, which contracted in the second quarter.

40.   The Bank of Japan has been flooding the banking system with cash to keep the rate on overnight loans between banks near an historic low.