1.   Any signs that economic growth is slow enough to keep inflation in check should reduce any expectations that interest rates will soon rise.

2.   Any sign that unemployment is on the rise could reduce expectations of a rate rise.

3.   A fall in implied yield signals reduced expectations of higher rates.

4.   After all, many companies have already reduced their expectations because of the foundering economy.

5.   Brown is expected to say the economy will slow next year, reducing expectations for how high official interest rates are headed.

6.   But a mixed bag of production setbacks, including an untimely wet cold spell in September and localized bouts of drought and insects, has reduced yield expectations.

7.   Even before he took wing to Morocco on the first leg of his journey, Powell started to reduce expectations.

8.   Fourth quarter results were in line with reduced expectations.

9.   He opposes decontrol, and Friday appeared already at work reducing expectations about what he might be able to do.

10.   High unemployment is good for the bond market, reducing expectations that spending, and therefore inflation, will rise.