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On the household side, banks also reported they eased standards and terms on some categories of loans.

* High-end sales activity eased rather than prices dropped.

Also eased are restrictions on remittances from U.S.

In September, the assembly of business trucks also slowed, and the output of industrial equipment eased. In contrast, the production of information processing equipment and other equipment advanced, with another strong gain in computing equipment.

Banks eased loan standards to the private sector in the third quarter, showing that they are willing to offer funds to credit-starved firms and households.

banks eased lending standards and saw stronger demand for loans in several categories, according to the Federal Reserve's April Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices.

The pool was expanded when the BoJ eased policy earlier this month.

dollar eased against the yen in Tokyo on Monday morning amid cautious sentiment as players waited to see whether Japan will loosen its monetary policy in exchange for U.S.

Webster adds that servo drives have eased job changeovers because of easier programming of position changes for physical stops.

Inflation eased for the fifth straight month to hit a 15-month low of 3.

The 2-year yield cooled off from 2.685% highs; the 5-year stalled out at 2.887%, easing to 2.88%; the benchmark 10-year hit 3.015% before easing to 3.0%; and the 30-year hit 3.147% then eased to 3.12%.