1.   A small cut in the discount rate would free up room for the repo rate cut, Ifo said.

2.   Bundesbank council members interviewed in the past week have unanimously agreed on room for further repo rate cuts.

3.   Bundesbank Vice President Johann Wilhelm Gaddum tried to dispel concern that the repo cut signalled the end of the line for interest-rate reductions.

4.   Deeper repo cuts will fuel speculation the Bundesbank is considering another cut in the discount rate.

5.   Expectations of a German and possibly a Danish repo rate cut this week remained intact, traders said.

6.   German bonds slipped, with many investors saying a repo rate cut is already reflected in the market.

7.   German government bonds fell, as signs of economic strength pushed back expectations for repo rate cuts.

8.   He declined to be more specific about possible repo rate cuts.

9.   The repo cut was the sixth this year and the third consecutive cut independent of the Bundesbank.

10.   To be sure, not everyone expects even a repo rate cut.