101.   The planned restrictions were designed to force Thai-owned banks to source more deposits locally, which entails boosting deposit rates.

102.   The short-term rates that banks pay savers held steady after climbing yesterday amid concern the Fed would boost rates next week.

103.   The rise in bond yields suggests fixed-income investors expect the Fed to boost rates.

104.   The US economy is showing some signs of slowing, and the Federal Reserve last Wednesday decided not to boost rates at its June meeting.

105.   The U.S. central bank refrained from boosting the rate again at its policy-making Federal Open Market Committee meeting last month.

106.   Those who remain are speculating that Electricidad de Caracas may soon get permission to boost its rates, increasing profitability.

107.   Those whoremain are speculating that Electricidad de Caracas may soon get permission to boost its rates, increasing profitability.

108.   To be sure, with no signs of accelerating inflation, the Fed may not feel compelled to boost rates, which would be good for bonds.

109.   Those statistics bolstered the perception, held by many analysts, that the Fed will boost rates as early as July to keep inflation under control.

110.   Traders are divided over whether the Fed will choose to boost rates today.