71.   It has kept the overnight loan rate between banks below that almost every day.

72.   It has tended to keep a key money market rate -- the overnight interbank loan rate -- below that level to make borrowing cheaper and stimulate the economy.

73.   Japanese bond prices rose as the Bank of Japan moved to lower overnight loan rates among banks Friday, for the first time in more than five months.

74.   Japanese bonds fell as the Bank of Japan refrained from pushing overnight loan rates lower.

75.   Likewise, auto loan rates have crept up the last two months.

76.   Loan rates.

77.   Loan rates still encourage borrowing.

78.   Loan rates, meanwhile, declined less quickly because of continuing strong demand, and the two trends are adding up to a bigger profit margin on bank loans.

79.   Losses were capped as falling overnight loan rates tempted some investors back into the market, traders said.

80.   Loan rates have steadily declined the last six years after the central bank lowered the cost of borrowing money to stimulate growth.