1.   Bonds dropped after a survey of purchasing managers showed more of them reported increased orders and higher prices, re-igniting reinforcing concern that faster economic growth could stoke inflation.

2.   A declining bond market also is expected to hurt stocks amid concern that the anticipated fast growth in the fourth quarter may stoke inflation.

3.   A weaker peso increases the costs of servicing dollar debts, and also makes imports more expensive which could stoke inflation.

4.   But over the long run, weak productivity would put pressure on employers to raise prices, stoking inflation.

5.   Concern that a surge in the housing industry would stoke inflation took its toll on bonds, boosting borrowing costs.

6.   He also suggested that employee demands for higher wages might again stoke inflation after years of puny compensation rises.

7.   Higher growth tends to stoke inflation, which lowers the value of bonds and other fixed-income securities by eating into their coupon payments over time.

8.   However, higher rates hurt corporate profits by raising borrowing costs and stoke inflation.

9.   Neither candidate said anything that might hint at fiscal policy that would stoke inflation, analysts said.

10.   Rising raw material costs revived concern that the depreciation of sterling during the past two months could stoke inflation by driving up the price of imports.