21.   Analysts said that both the flight to a safe harbor and the realization that the U.S. economy is slowing should push interest rates even lower.

22.   Analysts say investors are betting the economy will slow.

23.   Analysts say, though, that a discount rate cut may not come until September when the bank has accumulated more evidence the economy is slowing.

24.   And as economic data began to confirm in November that the economy was slowing, the rally in the bond market gained momentum.

25.   And he said for the first time that the Fed stands ready to lower interest rates if it even suspects that the economy is slowing too fast.

26.   And if banks reduce their risk-taking and curtail their lending, the economy will slow sharply, and could even fall into a recession.

27.   And some economists argued that inflation could rise, even as the economy slows.

28.   And that number represents the last hope for those who still believe the economy will slow.

29.   And there are signs that cash-strapped US consumers may be reducing big-ticket purchases as the economy slows.

30.   And there were signs that the mighty economy was slowing, too.