21.   It also 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.

22.   Tokyo stocks rose sharply Friday as investors covered short, or oversold, positions one day after the central bank announced it would loosen monetary policy to fight deflation.

23.   Tokyo stocks continued to rally Friday after the central bank announced it would loosen monetary policy to fight deflation.

24.   In the meantime, they were focusing on the Bundesbank central council meeting on Thursday to see whether the central bank would loosen monetary policy.

25.   But analysts remain convinced that the central bank will loosen monetary policy at the end of the summer or in the fall.

26.   Business leaders meanwhile urged the Bank of England not to let strong retail sales deter it from loosening monetary policy further.

27.   Decoded, that meant the bank did not intend to loosen monetary policy further immediately.

28.   The Paris Bourse rolled up a good gain, even though the Bank of France did not loosen monetary policy on Monday.

29.   This week, Spain, Britain, France and Denmark all loosened monetary policy.

30.   Traders said the rise was due to a firmer dollar and to high hopes that the Bundesbank would loosen monetary policy this week.