11.   Monetary policy was loosened, shares bounced back, and consumption and investment were unscathed.

12.   Naturally, the Bank of Japan could guarantee funds in a banking crisis or loosen monetary policy to avoid severe economic contraction.

13.   Over the weekend, the International Monetary Fund added its voice to the chorus of voices calling on the central bank to loosen its policy.

14.   Sterling fell along with government bonds amid talk interest rates may rise if fiscal policy is loosened.

15.   You decide whether to tighten or loosen monetary policy in response to events such as rising inflation, a stock market crash or higher unemployment.

16.   He repeatedly has urged to bank to cut interest rates and loosen monetary policy to boost the economy.

17.   His arrest came just a few months after several dissidents were released from prison as part of mass amnesties, sparking hopes that Vietnam might be loosening its policies.

18.   In another attempt to loosen hard-line policies, Prime Minister Tansu Ciller proposed Tuesday lifting martial law-style rule in war-torn southeastern Turkey.

19.   In currency trading, the U.S. dollar fell against the yen amid growing speculation that the government has loosened its policy of intervening to curb gains in the yen.

20.   It came a few months after several dissidents were released from prison in a mass amnesty, sparking hopes that Vietnam might be loosening its policies.