51.   The trader said markets anticipated a boost in short-term interest rates soon by the US Federal Reserve.

52.   Traders said the markets had anticipated that the Fed would take no immediate action on interest rates, according to a European bank dealer.

53.   Markets have already anticipated a rise of one-half of one percent.

54.   On Thursday, the Bundesbank made no changes in monetary policy, but the markets had anticipated that decision.

55.   Such an outcome would have no effect on prices, as the market is already anticipating it, he added.

56.   The currency market is also anticipating a report due Friday which traders expect to confirm that Japanese interest rates will remain steady through the coming months.

57.   The financial markets were also anticipating figures for the US trade balance in November.

58.   The German Bundesbank steered a steady policy at the Thursday meeting of its policy-making central council, as the market had anticipated.

59.   The market had already anticipated the agreement between Baghdad and the UN and the market fell last week, before any official confirmation.

60.   The market had anticipated the first rise in US rates for more than two years.