1.   Cutting rates will be necessary if the central bank is to prevent the krone from strengthening any more against the Mark.

2.   Rather than cutting top rates of tax, it would be better to raise even further the thresholds for poorer taxpayers.

3.   Analysts also say the U.S. economy is growing fast enough to prevent the Federal Reserve from cutting rates, so the dollar has room to rise.

4.   And has the central bank been too timid in cutting rates this year?

5.   At the time, many investors said the Fed was likely to continue cutting rates this year to keep the economy from sliding into a recession.

6.   At the time, the central bank cited a low inflation rate as one reason for cutting rates.

7.   Bank president Massad said last week he wants to see a decline in underlying inflation and wage increases before cutting rates.

8.   Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen said as recently as last month he wants to raise consumer confidence by cutting rates.

9.   Blinder told Greenspan he is in favor of cutting rates, the report said.

10.   Bond yields have risen the past two days amid concern the declining dollar might deter the Reserve Bank from cutting rates again.