41.   Bonds were little changed as traders debated whether signs that housing, labor and manufacturing are rebounding herald a return to higher inflation rates.

42.   Bonds fell as traders fretted that a pick-up in holiday spending may herald higher inflation next year.

43.   Brazilian stocks dropped after a U.S. economic report sparked concern that higher inflation drove up interest rates.

44.   A higher deficit can lead to higher inflation.

45.   A higher inflation rate is the bane of bond investors, whose fixed returns fall in value when inflation accelerates.

46.   A Philadelphia Federal Reserve report on regional manufacturing suggested the U.S. economy might be growing at a vigorous enough pace to push inflation higher.

47.   A regional business survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond indicated somewhat higher inflation.

48.   A retreat in crude-oil prices, which buoyed the Treasury bond market by diminishing fears of higher inflation, aided stocks as well.

49.   A report earlier today on the strength of the manufacturing economy gave conflicting signals on the prospects for higher inflation and interest rates.

50.   A rise in coffee and sugar prices led the rate of inflation higher in the most recent week, said Juarez Rizzieri, president of FIPE.