51.   Given the weak state of the German economy, investors doubt the Bundesbank will fix the repo rate at a higher interest rate.

52.   He credited an improving German economy.

53.   Hans-Juergen Krupp, a member of the Bundesbank council, said a stronger U.S. currency might be more appropriate for the ailing German economy by boosting exports.

54.   Hildebrand sees no easy answers for the German economy, least of all from Stoiber.

55.   Hopes of lower German rates come amid indications the stagnant German economy is generating hardly any inflation at all, analysts said.

56.   Hopes of lower German rates come amid indications that the stagnant German economy is generating hardly any inflation at all, analysts said.

57.   Ifo supplied no commentary with its monthly indexes, which are widely followed as advance indicators for the German economy.

58.   Impetus to raise rates may come from accumulating signs the German economy is about to rebound.

59.   In contrast, the outlook for the German economy has become more gloomy.

60.   In other speeches today, fellow council members may shed light on the outlook for the German economy and interest rates.