1.   After the German rate reduction, the central banks of Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Austria and Ireland their lowered interest rates.

2.   Canadian stocks have benefitted from optimism that a sluggish North American economy will prompt central banks to lower interest rates.

3.   Decelerating inflation could allow the central bank to ease credit and push interest rates down.

4.   Almost immediately, the Lira nosedived against the Mark and despite intervention by the Italian central bank, it was still suffering badly Friday.

5.   It was not clear how long central bank chief Viktor Yushchenko would stay in Washington.

6.   Some traders said Thursday that there were rumors that the central bank also bought the euro the previous day.

7.   The dollar was also supported by rumors that the central banks in Germany and Japan could lower interest rates in the upcoming months.

8.   She mentioned by name some of the elite blacks, among them a former central bank governor.

9.   The market was not however expecting the US or German central banks to step in to change interest rates at their meetings.