91.   Banks held off from buying bonds in the April-June period, when concern heightened that the Bank of Japan might raise rates.

92.   Austria, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands also raised rates.

93.   Auwaerter said the big jump in jobs makes it more likely that the Fed will raise rates soon.

94.   Based on trading in the futures markets, investors are all but certain that the Fed will raise rates this month.

95.   Bank Indonesia raised rates today to shore up the faltering rupiah.

96.   Banks followed by raising the rates they charge for loans.

97.   Before Greenspan began raising rates last February, he had not done so for five years.

98.   Before the employment report, many doubted the Fed will raise rates to rein in the economy and forestall inflation ahead of the November election.

99.   Before the proposition was passed, California insurance companies were free to charge whatever rates the market would bear, with no approval required from regulators before raising rates.

100.   Before the release of the price report yesterday, many traders had expected the central bank to raise the rate again this month.