11. Speaking at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, on Friday, Bush said he was still worried that the economy remained vulnerable to further weakness. 12. Suggesting further weakness in manufacturing, the Fed yesterday lowered its estimate of U.S. industrial production in October. 13. The dollar rose from two-month lows Friday against the mark and yen on expectations of further weakness in the German and Japanese economies. 14. The decline suggested further weakness in the American manufacturing sector. 15. The dollar also was supported against the yen by expectation of further weakness in Japan. 16. The lackluster employment report also gives the Federal Reserve reason to lower interest rates again to guard against further weakness in the economy, Dederick said. 17. The lackluster report also gives the Federal Reserve reason to lower interest rates again to guard against further weakness in the economy, Dederick said. 18. The SNB said slow money-supply growth motivated the cut, and that further weakness might lead to more rate reductions. 19. The turmoil roiling Southeast Asian stocks, bonds and currencies will take a toll on the Japanese economy and contribute to further yen weakness, analysts and traders said. 20. The U.S. economy exhibited further weakness today as a gauge of future business activity fell for the fourth time in five months and new claims for unemployment insurance rose. |