1.   Because of the uncertainty factor, traders and analysts said that until the results of the Fed meeting were known, long-term rates could edge higher.

2.   Credit card rates have since edged down, Ausubel says, and new cards are generally issued with variable rates.

3.   Tennessee is creating record numbers of jobs, yet its unemployment rate is edging higher primarily because an even greater number of people are looking for work.

4.   The core rate edged up just a tenth of a percent last month.

5.   The unemployment rate is edging up and job creation is slowing, but jobs remain plentiful.

6.   But rates edge up within minutes.

7.   Interbank rates edged down after the Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued a statement clarifying its policy on its discount window, improving sentiment in the money markets.

8.   The jobless rate had been edging up steadily since last year as cash-strapped companies scrambled to shed workers.

9.   The jobless rate edged up in August as the Brazilian economy continued to cool, the government said Friday.

10.   The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has edged lower for four consecutive months.