41.   Rates are expected to remain in that range through the end of the year, said Robert Barr, a senior economist at Fannie Mae.

42.   Rae Rosen, a senior regional economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, is, well, reserved.

43.   Railway workers will eventually settle for a compromise, and will get compensation for losing their pension privileges, predicts Eric Chaney, a senior economist at Morgan Stanley.

44.   Randall Powley, senior economist with Scotia Capital Markets in Toronto, said the economy will maintain its strong growth pace.

45.   Priscilla Trumbull, senior industrial economist at the WEFA Group in Eddystone, Pennsylvania, agrees.

46.   Robert Schnorbus, senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago declined to comment on the Reuters report.

47.   Real estate transfers, equipment and dwelling investment detracted from growth, said Stephen Koukoulas, senior economist at Citibank.

48.   Russell Lamb, senior economist with the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City, pointed out that hogs prefer to breed in cool weather.

49.   Sandy Batten, a senior international economist for Citibank, said firms often rely on young traders because of their technological expertise and the intensity of the job.

50.   Satoshi Shimamoto, senior economist at MMS International, agreed.