21.   The central bank kept its overnight and term reverse repo and repo rates unchanged.

22.   While keeping rates unchanged Tuesday, the U.S. central bank switched its policy directive from neutral to one leaning toward increased rates.

23.   But prices slipped when the Bundesbank decided to hold its key rates unchanged.

24.   They expected that it would hold key rates unchanged but said that rates would fall within the next few weeks because the European economies were slowing down.

25.   Jessop predicted that the German central bank would keep its base rates unchanged.

26.   The Bundesbank held its discount and Lombard rates unchanged after a meeting of its policy-making central council on Thursday.

27.   The Bundesbank held its key rates and the repurchase rate unchanged on Thursday.

28.   The Bundesbank held its key rates unchanged after a regular meeting of the policy-making central council on Thursday.

29.   The Bundesbank held its key rates unchanged here on Thursday despite widespread expectations that it would shave its repurchase rate.

30.   The central council had decided earlier, as expected, to hold the key rates unchanged.