31.   But oil price hikes and rising wages continue to put upward pressure on the CPI.

32.   But larger competing pork and poultry supplies will dampen some or perhaps all of the upward pressure on beef prices, he said.

33.   By raising its official short-term rates, the Fed puts upward pressure on rates paid for everything from credit cards and mortgages to business loans.

34.   But with the jobless rate so low, employers will likely raise wages to attract workers, putting upward pressure on prices.

35.   Conversely, Democrats say, running deficits means more government borrowing and upward pressure on rates.

36.   Costello said that failure to close the deficit will put upward pressure on interest rates and jeopardise jobs.

37.   Controlling the level of public debt would take upward pressure off long-term interest rates, an essential step toward promoting recovery.

38.   Does that mean I create inordinate upward pressure on the prices of those stocks?

39.   Either one, argues Perna, could end up putting upward pressure on interest rates by pumping money into an already hot economy.

40.   Employment growth should slow, she said, and inflation indicators like commodity prices are showing little or no upward pressure on prices.