1.   An ineffective effort to reduce unemployment that only spurred inflation.

2.   An overheating economy can cause supply bottlenecks that spur inflation.

3.   Big cuts could fuel a boom in spending, spur inflation and force higher interest rates, he said.

4.   Bond yields have fallen in recent months on concern the U.S. economy is growing fast enough to spur inflation, which erodes bonds value over time.

5.   Bonds fell as the trade report raised concern that surging demand for U.S. exports will boost economic growth enough to spur inflation.

6.   A dramatic tax cut could overheat the economy and spur inflation, which would spur the Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates.

7.   A slump in the prices of raw materials and two private reports showing sluggish retail sales underscored the view that the economy is growing too slowly to spur inflation.

8.   A strengthening economy, Berner and other analysts said, would almost inevitably spur inflation and encourage the Fed to raise interest rates again in the coming month.

9.   A weaker peso would boost the cost of foreign debt and raise import costs, possibly spurring inflation, analysts said.

10.   A weaker yen could spur inflation by making imports into Japan more expensive.