What the central bank can do to prevent the threat to its independence becomes more transparent. They can announce the votes of individual board members on all matters related to the policy and publish the minutes without delay. They can hold more press conferences and be less trite in explaining their policies. They can avoid debate on issues far from their task. They can admit that politicians have a right to determine the central bank's mission objectives. Overnight, the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell 8/32, yielding 2.480%, its highest level in nine months. It even hit 2.5 per cent on Wednesday. But administrators lost £990 a year compared to full-time employees and the average sales or customer service worker lost £800 a year. previously warned: "positions are too crowded to cause some pain."