41.   And the Fed has not yet raised rates on short-term borrowings even close to those on longer-term debt.

42.   And to keep the rate low, the commission said a two-thirds supermajority vote in Congress should be required to raise the rate.

43.   And the regulators said Wednesday that they expected other insurers to raise their rates as well.

44.   And those gains may hold, investors said, because global events make it unlikely the Fed will raise rates again anytime soon.

45.   And the Federal Reserve, at its scheduled open market meeting on Tuesday, might raise rates.

46.   And while the Fed passed up a chance to raise rates last week, it is not yet certain that it is through for this round.

47.   Another piece of evidence that the Bank of Japan may hold off raising rates also emerged today.

48.   And under state law HIP, can keep raising rates without regulatory approval.

49.   And WHDH-TV, the NBC affiliate in Boston, raised its rates for Thursday night.

50.   Any resulting outflow of capital from this country might put pressure on the Bank of Japan to raise rates here from record lows.