1. A group of shareholders is threatening to try to unseat the board unless directors act to boost the share price. 2. Confirmation that the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan acted to boost the dollar lifted Treasuries further, and this also helped bunds. 3. Evans said that even though interest rate worries had subsided, the Fed still could act to boost interest rates to keep inflation in check or support the dollar. 4. Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov strongly criticized the US strikes on Tuesday, accusing US President Bill Clinton of acting to boost his chances of reelection in November. |