21. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is warning that markets may be getting ahead of themselves and that a booming economy may spur inflation, causing rates to rise. 22. GERMAN shares fell with government bonds as a greater-than-expected rise in business confidence raised concerns the pace of economic recovery could spur inflation. 23. Gold rose after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned that the economy may be growing fast enough to spur inflation. 24. Healthy job markets traditionally create wage pressures that spur inflation. 25. If the economy has rebounded by then, that spending could spur inflation. 26. If Zyuganov were to win, the Communists would try to renationalize on a grand scale and to print more rubles, spurring inflation. 27. In addition to spurring inflation, continued bolivar weakness hurts company profits, as most quoted companies depend on the domestic market for their revenues. 28. In financial markets today, government bond prices were little changed, as investors saw no hint of an economic rebound that would spur inflation. 29. Investors eyeing a rebounding U.S. economy have debated for weeks whether economic strength will spur inflation later in the year. 30. Investors on both sides of the border have debated for weeks whether U.S. central bankers see the economy growing fast enough to spur inflation. |
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