41. Congress has even refused to give me the line-item veto to help me achieve further deficit reduction. 42. Cuts in interest rates, which have fallen so low there is little room for further reductions, failed to cheer securities markets. 43. Doctors and hospitals are unhappy at the prospect of further reductions in payments. 44. Economists now expect a series of further rate reductions this year and possibly into next year. 45. Electricidad said further reductions can be expected if the government delays approving its rate increase, or if the bolivar is devalued further. 46. European countries had been hoping to avoid such negotiations, which would inevitably lead to a further reduction of protection for farmers. 47. Fatah, he said, wanted a prime minister appointed alongside Arafat, the appointment of professionals and a further reduction in the number of jobs. 48. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan today left the door open to further interest rate reductions, warning that the U.S. economy still faces the risk of a recession. 49. Finance Minister Pedro Solbes told reporters the January inflation figure put the economy on track for further reductions in the months to come. 50. Fazio said last month that further reductions in the discount rate will have to wait until inflation decelerates further. |