71. A combination of low inflation, low interest rates and sustained economic growth drove corporations to sell trillions of dollars of stocks and bonds. 72. A climate of growth with low inflation should help the dollar by raising demand for U.S. assets and the dollars investors need to buy them, analysts said. 73. A low inflation rate last year helped to drive the biggest Treasury rally in a decade. 74. A happy ending would be a bipartisan effort to reduce the budget deficit further, making room for declines in interest rates and more growth at low inflation. 75. A good portion of the low inflation we have had has been due to the strong dollar. 76. A low inflation rate is good news for bond investors because it helps preserve the value of fixed-income investments. 77. A government report on personal income and spending did little to change expectations for steady growth and low inflation. 78. A gradual rise in consumer spending, interest rate cuts and continued low inflation will boost sluggish demand in Europe and world markets, they said. 79. A low inflation figure would be good for stock and bond holders as it could encourage the central bank to let interest rates and the New Zealand dollar decline. 80. A low inflation rate keeps interest rates low, encourages borrowing and boosts corporate profit. |