1.   Also giving market analysts pause was a rise in prices of commodities that may suggest that the current benign inflation outlook may not last much longer.

2.   Analysts said although the news was widely expected, the benign inflation reports augured well for bond markets in Europe for next year.

3.   Australian stocks fell as bank shares tumbled amid concern the benign inflation environment may be drawing to a close, darkening the outlook for bank profits.

4.   Benign inflation news has often emboldened central bankers in the past to push rates lower when the economy shows signs of slowing.

5.   Benign inflation news like that has often emboldened central bankers to push rates lower in the past when the economy shows signs of slowing.

6.   Bond prices, meanwhile, benefited from the benign inflation news.

7.   A benign inflation outlook buoys bonds because it means fixed interest and principal payments keep their value better over time.

8.   A benign inflation outlook and a possible cut in interest rates in Germany pushed bund yields even lower than their U.S. counterparts.

9.   A benign inflation outlook buoys bonds because it means fixed interest and principal payments retain their value better over time.

10.   A growing economy, benign inflation and robust flows of cash into mutual funds should drive demand for equities, traders said.