1.   A report showing a larger-than-expected gain in German factory orders kept alive speculation that the Bundesbank may soon raise interest rates.

2.   Economists and investors said the Bundesbank kept rate cut speculation alive by leaving room for its key money market rate, the securities repurchase rate, to fall.

3.   German bonds fell Friday, pulled lower by U.S. treasuries, as comments from a Bundesbank director kept alive speculation that interest rates may rise.

4.   Meanwhile, he purposely keeps alive speculation he might be interested in playing for former Coach Jimmy Johnson, who now runs the Miami Dolphins.

5.   Moreover, he always speaks glowingly of Farrakhan, keeping speculation alive that theirs was a divorce of convenience, a charade for white consumption.

6.   That would keep alive speculation that the Federal Reserve will raise bank lending rates before long to stifle inflation.