51.   Both Pridiyathorn, the new central banker, and Chatumongkol, his predecessor, are related to the king of Thailand.

52.   Both reports are scheduled for release Friday, just two days after U.S. central bankers meet on interest rate policy.

53.   A few months before that, a Thailand central banker claimed that Soros had caused the collapse of the Thai baht.

54.   A key aspect of the productivity report that investors and U.S. central bankers watch is the unit cost of labor, which measures wages.

55.   A rising plant-use rate is often viewed by central bankers as a warning sign that inflation could accelerate.

56.   A move by U.S. central bankers to lower interest rates to boost the American economy could lift domestic bonds by strengthening the yen versus the dollar.

57.   A meeting of EU finance ministers and central bankers last weekend in Luxembourg reported no progress on an EU-wide agreement to discourage cross-border evasion.

58.   A senior central banker, who asked not to be named, told Bloomberg Business News the Yomiuri article was incorrect.

59.   A Thailand central banker claimed that Soros had caused the collapse of the Thai baht.

60.   A willingness by Japan to open its car markets more --really -- would do more to strengthen the dollar than any surprise raid by central bankers.