31.   The Bank of France held its key rates unchanged on Thursday after a meeting of its independent monetary policy council.

32.   The bank decided to ease the rate even though a meeting of the central council of the Bundesbank had decided to hold German rates unchanged.

33.   The Bundesbank held all its key rates unchanged as expected on Thursday.

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

35.   The central council of the Bundesbank held its key rates unchanged at a regular meeting on Thursday, the bank said.

36.   The Bundesbank decided on Thursday to maintain its key rates unchanged but this had been expected by the market.

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

38.   The central bank also kept its discount and Lombard rates unchanged.

39.   The central council of the Bundesbank held its key rates unchanged on Thursday, the bank said.

40.   The central council of the Bundesbank is expected to hold its key rates unchanged on Thursday, economists here said on Tuesday.