1.   Also, the addition of several hundred thousand jobs in July did nothing to speed inflation.

2.   Bearish investors said the central bank ought to raise rates because the economy is still growing fast enough to speed inflation in the coming months.

3.   Bonds have declined in the past two weeks amid concern the economy is growing at a pace fast enough to speed inflation.

4.   Bond traders fretted that the economy is growing fast enough to speed inflation.

5.   Bond yields fell after the government said the economy grew at a slower pace in the second quarter than previously reported, without speeding up inflation.

6.   Bond investors are concerned that strong sales could trigger a year-end growth spurt and speed inflation, which erodes the value of fixed-income securities.

7.   Bond yields climbed about half a percentage point since late November on concern faster growth would speed inflation.

8.   A shrinking pool of available workers may speed inflation in the coming months as employers compete for labor by boosting wages, which pushes up prices of their products.

9.   Canadian government bonds rose amid new evidence the North American economy is not growing fast enough to speed up inflation.

10.   Economic news in the days ahead is expected to reinforce the view that growth is too slow to speed inflation, economists said.