1. This explosive growth has led to removal of forests in much of the country, and excessive use of existing farmland. 2. Bond investors tend to fear that vigorous growth will lead to inflation that will erode the value of their fixed-income investments. 3. After two days of worries that too-fast growth might lead to repeated Federal Reserve rate increases, investors took a somewhat more sanguine approach today. 4. After two days of worries that too-fast growth might lead to repeated Federal Reserve interest rate increases, investors took a somewhat more sanguine view today. 5. After two days of worries that too-fast growth might lead to repeated Federal Reserve rate increases, investors took a somewhat more sanguine view today. 6. Both the Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke and Bank of England Governor Eddie George have expressed concern that higher money-supply growth could lead to higher inflation. 7. Bunds benefited from rising U.S. Treasuries, which gained amid optimism that sluggish economic growth could lead to a reduction in U.S. interest rates. 8. But strong import growth will eventually lead to a smaller surplus, they say. 9. Canadian stocks rose, reversing earlier losses, on expectations sustained economic growth will lead to increased corporate profit. 10. Chilean stocks rose for the sixth day as investors see slower economic growth leading to a decline in interest rates. |