21.   The report boosted the prospect that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates when its policy making committee meets next week.

22.   The report boosted the prospect that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates when its policymaking committee meets next week.

23.   The report boosted the prospect that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates when its policy-making committee meets next week.

24.   The reports boosted expectations the economic recovery is too fragile to allow the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates.

25.   The report boosted other banks on expectations they, too, will report higher earnings.

26.   The price report also boosted U.S. bonds, which posted their biggest gain in four days.

27.   The report boosted hopes the Federal Open Market Committee will keep rates on hold when it meets tomorrow and Wednesday.

28.   The reports boosted optimism that slowing growth and scant inflation will keep the Federal Reserve from raising bank lending rates anytime soon.

29.   Those reports boosted bank shares by sparking optimism that with bad loan problems behind them, domestic banks could expand more quickly into new business areas.

30.   While most analysts expected a decline, some said the report could still boost prices as the stockpile decrease was larger than some traders expected.