71.   The Bundesbank has managed to keep rate cut hopes alive without stirring up concern about faster inflation.

72.   The current low rates are good enough to keep the economy growing without sparking fears of faster inflation, he suggested.

73.   The economy no longer appears to be growing so rapidly that the demand for goods and services exceeds the supply, threatening faster inflation.

74.   The dollar slipped with bonds after news of stronger-than-expected industrial production in November spurred concern that a rebounding economy may trigger faster inflation.

75.   The drop in stocks also raised the prospect for slower growth, which would lessen the chance for faster inflation and a Federal Reserve rate increase.

76.   The German Association of Cooperative Banks said in a statement that rates were now at levels that had triggered faster inflation during previous business cycles.

77.   The price report eased concern that a rebounding economy would spur faster inflation, which erodes bonds fixed interest and principal payments.

78.   The report signaled economic growth may fuel faster inflation, which could lead the central bank to increase interest rates.

79.   The three-week rally in U.S. bonds may sputter in the days ahead without further signs that the economy is too sluggish to generate faster inflation.

80.   They also are used by central banks as an economic brake, designed to head off faster inflation.