In the meantime, European banks and brokers are not waiting for governments to protect their business.

Some banks are not waiting to see how the bargaining with the government plays out.

The bank has not waited for Berlin to act.

Economists had been divided on whether the bank would increase rates now or wait until May.

The banks will not wait long, however, if the Fed moves the funds rate up to 10 percent.

He said he thought the bank would still wait until the dollar got to the 1.90-mark level before it sold dollars for marks.

The publication said banks were setting rates in a narrow range and waiting for the Government to make another economic assessment.

But in their own twist on the process, the banks are not waiting for the protests.

The decision said the bank did not even wait for that deadline.

But bond offerings are now virtually impossible, and the bank is waiting to see what happens.