61.   German government bonds pared their losses in afternoon trading, tracking a partial recovery by U.S. Treasuries.

62.   GERMAN government bonds rose with U.S. bonds, paring earlier losses after Bundesbank President Hans Tietmeyer set the stage for possible cuts in interest rates.

63.   GERMAN shares are expected to pare recent losses in coming days as fears of a U.S. interest rate increase subside and the dollar strengthens against the deutsche mark.

64.   Government bonds pared losses after the statistics were released.

65.   Helping stocks pare early losses, bond yields retreated.

66.   Helping stocks pare losses was a rebound in bond yields.

67.   Hog futures tumbled on the news before paring losses later in the day.

68.   However, it quickly pared those losses amid expectations the strong U.S. economy will continue to attract global investment, boosting demand for dollars.

69.   In Europe, stocks pared the losses immediately after U.S. trading opened, and then faltered as U.S. shares resumed their slide.

70.   In Asian trading, Treasuries pared losses as the dollar bounced back against the yen.