11.   Other investors said bonds are poised to rally as the economy shows signs of faltering, reducing the risk inflation will gain momentum.

12.   Other investors said Treasuries are poised to rally this week as the economy shows signs of faltering, reducing the risk inflation will gain momentum.

13.   Platt said there are challenges ahead as some major economies show signs of slowing, including the U.S. and Western Europe.

14.   Platt warned that there are challenges ahead for the company as some major economies show signs of slowing, including the U.S. and Western Europe.

15.   Platt said there are challenges ahead for the company as some major economies show signs of slowing, including the U.S. and Western Europe.

16.   Steel prices have been heading back up from their lows, as the global economy shows sign of recovery.

17.   The requests for an increase in the discount rate from the Fed to its members banks slowed late in the year as the economy exhibited signs of cooling.

18.   The report will serve to at least keep interest rates from rising and possibly lead to lower rates should the economy show signs of weakness, traders said.

19.   Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan signaled last week that the Fed stands ready to cut interest rates if the economy show signs of slipping into a recession.

20.   Most analysts expect Federal Reserve monetary officials to resist raising short-term interest rates again as the economy shows signs of cooling.