11.   Internationally, sluggish economies in Europe and Japan give governments little reason to raise interest rates to slow inflation.

12.   Investors may get more evidence of slow inflation this week, when the government releases its October wholesale and retail price reports tomorrow and Thursday, respectively.

13.   Investors also got evidence of slow inflation on Friday, when the government said prices paid to producers in October rose less than in the prior month.

14.   Investor concerns that consumer and business spending might be curtailed if the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to slow inflation took their toll on retailers, like Corporate Express.

15.   Laurence Meyer and Lawrence Lindsey, said they expected moderate growth and slow inflation this year.

16.   Many analysts expect the central bank to make another small interest rate cut in the second quarter of the year as economic growth and inflation slow.

17.   More evidence of slow inflation could come as soon as next week, when the government releases October wholesale and consumer price reports on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.

18.   Optimism that slower growth in consumer prices may convince the Fed to limit rate increases to slow inflation also helped bolster the Canadian dollar.

19.   Overhauling the state companies is expected to cut government deficits and slow inflation as well as reduce debt, analysts said.

20.   Peruvian stocks rose for four straight sessions on strong company earnings, a rebounding economy and slow inflation.