21.   Given the shakiness of the recovery and the need to help ailing Japanese banks, the Bank of Japan will probably put off raising rates, he said.

22.   Helping rekindle Asian economic concerns, stocks in Japan plunged as the government there dashed speculation it would use public funds to aid ailing Japanese banks.

23.   In addition, some concern persists that Japan may sell U.S. Treasury securities to help to bolster ailing banks and brokerages.

24.   In addition to the credit guarantees, the Indonesian government said it would create a special body to take over ailing banks.

25.   In addition, the IMF is demanding that ailing merchant banks, commercial banks and even some large chaebol, Korean conglomerates, be allowed to fail.

26.   Investors are concerned that Japanese government institutions will sell Treasury securities to bolster ailing banks and brokerages.

27.   Japan also is expected to release details of a long-awaited plan to aid ailing banks burdened by real estate debt.

28.   Japanese bonds fell as a bank shutdown raised concern the government and related institutions may be forced sell debt to assist ailing banks and spur the economy.

29.   Japanese bonds fell on concern that the government may be forced to issue deficit-covering bonds so that it can assist ailing banks.

30.   Japanese stocks plunged to their lowest level in three months, pulled down by declines on Wall Street and concern higher borrowing costs will pinch the ailing bank industry.