51.   Harland has said it plans to achieve double-digit revenue and earnings increases by next year.

52.   He had previously forecast at least one more rate increase by year-end.

53.   He has also threatened to retaliate against any dramatic price increases by lowering trade barriers for imports.

54.   He said the economy continues on its moderate recovery course amid some uncertainty and will shake off the effects of an April tax increase by October.

55.   He said the job figures could prompt a telephone conference of the committee but doubted this set of data would produce an increase by itself.

56.   He previously forecast at least one more rate increase by year-end.

57.   Her point was that a rate increase by the Fed on the shorter maturities would be positive for bonds with longer maturities.

58.   Her comments, which pushed Treasury prices lower early in the session, raised concerns that a rate increase by the Fed could come before November.

59.   Her firm has prepared for a Fed rate increase by selling securities of all maturities and raising cash.

60.   Hospitals are granted annual inflation-related pay increases by Medicare.