21.   Investors rushed, particularly, to sell yen for deutsche marks, pushing the dollar up, traders said.

22.   Investors sold yen for deutsche marks, pushing the dollar up, traders said.

23.   News that a financial rescue package for Brazil was being assembled also helped push the dollar up against the German mark and other major currencies.

24.   Prospects of a trade showdown, however, failed to push the dollar down far.

25.   Recent losses in stocks have pushed the dollar down by triggering worries that global investors will flee U.S. assets and sell their dollar holdings.

26.   Recent gains by Japanese equities helped push the dollar to a one-month low against the yen.

27.   Still, traders expect the Japanese central bank -- perhaps in cooperation with the U.S. Federal Reserve -- to make a determined bid to push the dollar higher.

28.   Stronger economic growth and higher interest rates in the U.S. than in Germany and Japan will push the dollar up, traders said.

29.   Still, few thought the comments would pushed the dollar further.

30.   That helped push the dollar down, capping gains in electrical stocks.