51.   Stocks clung to an early advance after the Federal Reserve today announced its sixth interest-rate increase since last June.

52.   That was the biggest increase since February, when spending grew by the same amount.

53.   The Fed on Tuesday boosted rates one-quarter percent, the fifth such increase since June.

54.   While most economists see little evidence of actual inflation, four rate increases since last June have done little to slow the growth of the U.S. economy.

55.   While the six increases since June have had little impact, it has only made the Fed more hard-nosed.

56.   Eitel said that the amounts of gasoil being allegedly illegally exported had shown a marked increase since February.

57.   This is the fifth increase in durable goods orders in the past six months and the largest increase since February.

58.   This was the first increase since March.

59.   This was because statistics appeared to support his view that after three years of robust growth and three interest rate increases since September, the economy was slowing down.

60.   It was the first increase since June last year, said Reiko Kinoshita, a spokeswoman for the association.