61.   Adding to inflationary pressures, economies in Asia and Europe are recovering or strengthening, economists said.

62.   After four days of gains, prices of Treasury securities turned lower Friday when a report suggested that inflationary pressures were still a threat.

63.   All that has allowed growth to perk along without the inflationary pressures that would have normally forced the Federal Reserve to put on the brakes.

64.   All that, according to critics of the Fed, means that tighter labor markets do not necessarily translate into broad inflationary pressures.

65.   All the same, inflationary pressures will keep interest rates high, attracting investors into fixed-rate securities, analysts said.

66.   But bond prices still fell, weighed down by the large supply of new Treasury securities and lingering concerns about future inflationary pressures.

67.   But another gauge in that report showed few signs of inflationary pressure.

68.   But any increase is important because it raises the pace at which the Fed thinks the economy can grow without generating worrisome inflationary pressure.

69.   But he focused more on inflationary pressure in the United States rather than on the drag of Asian economies, Conroy added.

70.   But if interest rates hold the line, it would show that investors expect the Fed to succeed in curbing inflationary pressures without having to raise interest rates significantly.