51.   As a result, economists said, Greenspan still has leeway to fine-tune monetary policy through further quarter-point rate cuts this year.

52.   As a result, investors will probably have to endure weeks and perhaps months of possibly depressing economic data, while they wait for more rate cuts.

53.   As investors surmised that the days of Federal Reserve rate cuts were over, rates began to rise and the prices on Treasury securities fell.

54.   As well as hampering the likelihood of further rate cuts, stronger growth could prompt inflation to speed up.

55.   As the year progressed, banks were also popular with investors who anticipated the rate cuts.

56.   As it gained, expectations grew for a rate cut.

57.   Assistant Attorney General George Dean said Harshbarger will probably push for a rate cut.

58.   As the likelihood of a German rate cut fades, so does the prospect of a cut in French rates.

59.   As the prospects for German rate cuts improve, the odds that the Fed will cut U.S. rates are lengthening, market participants said.

60.   At its next three meetings in August, September, and November, though, Fed policymakers opted against another rate cut.