101.   Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto hinted that he supports using public funds to boost the economy, sending stocks surging.

102.   Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto sees no need at present for special measures to boost the economy, an Economic Planning Agency spokesman said.

103.   Japanese stocks were little changed as investors bid up financial shares such as Nomura Securities Co. on prospects that interest rates will remain low, boosting the economy.

104.   Keeping the dollar from rising were repeated warnings from U.S. officials that Japan should boost its economy through improved domestic demand, not by spurring exports.

105.   Last month, they coordinated announcements of plans to boost their economies.

106.   Lower interest rates can boost the economy by lowering the cost of paying back debt and reducing borrowing rates.

107.   Low Japanese interest rates boost the economy by allowing companies to borrow money cheaply.

108.   Low Japanese rates boost the economy by making borrowing cheap.

109.   Lowering rates for all taxpayers, rather than creating tax breaks for some, would boost the economy more evenly.

110.   Nations in Asia need to export to Japan to boost their economies, but a depressed Japan is not in a position to buy those goods.