1.   Bond buyers will demand higher interest payments to offset the fear of rising inflation.

2.   Investors in the property Market are worried about rising inflation.

3.   Rising inflation could pose a major problem for the government.

4.   The country was hit by rising inflation.

5.   Taxes and customs duties were raised sharply, but were later scaled down after protests and because of fears of rising inflation.

6.   An unexpectedly strong reading would have been interpreted as a signal of rising inflation.

7.   And a third, majority group, represented by Roach, insists that rising inflation is the issue.

8.   Analysts had expressed concern the central bank would not lower rates because a weakening shekel in December was seen as contributing to rising inflation.

9.   And a recent jump in commodity prices is a traditional early warning of a rising inflation rate, traders said.