91.   A weak dollar also could force the Federal Reserve to tighten interest rates to defend the currency, and higher rates could choke off corporate profits.

92.   After the National Bank drained most of its reserves to defend the currency, some observers said the hryvna ought to float freely.

93.   Almost alone in the region, Hong Kong successfully defended its currency against speculative attack.

94.   BNMasaid interest rates will remain at current levels to defend the currency and assist the economic and financial recovery.

95.   But Tsang declined to say whether the government had intervened on the open market to defend the currency during the latest crisis.

96.   Central Bank President Gustavo Franco said Thursday the government would continue to defend its currency and would not hesitate to take new measures to ensure economic stability.

97.   China needs its huge foreign exchange reserves to defend its currency and maintain flexibility in its policies, says top economic planner Zhu Rongji.

98.   Defending the swap contracts, Rerngchai said Sweden and England resorted to the same strategy to defend their currencies against speculative attacks.

99.   Further helping the dollar was the Italian central bank, which was selling marks and purchasing lire in an effort to defend its currency.

100.   He added that Indonesia does not have sufficient reserves to defend its currency.