61.   Moreover, some had expected the Fed to wait for more progress toward an agreement to balance the federal budget before cutting rates.

62.   Now that the Olympic Games are over, some Atlanta hotels are cutting rates.

63.   Now traders and investors say Treasury yields are falling amid renewed expectations the Fed committee will keep cutting rates.

64.   Now, after cutting rates last fall amid the global economic crisis, Greenspan seems ready to don his inflation-fighting gear again.

65.   Others are cutting rates even more.

66.   Our resort hotels are cutting rates and airlines are discounting many fares.

67.   Pataki has resisted that proposal in the past, though he also strongly advocates cutting electric rates.

68.   Others have surprised borrowers by cutting rates on existing mortgages made without any such promises.

69.   Recent signs of U.S. economic strength also should keep the Fed from cutting rates, analysts said.