31.   Rubin said Friday during a visit to Japan that he opposed adjusting currency values to keep Japanese exports from rising.

32.   Shipments of U.S.-made goods to Asia declined as many economies on the Pacific Rim contended with plummeting currency values and a loss of investor confidence.

33.   Slowing beef exports to Asia, where falling currency values are dampening demand, could moderate the expected decline in U.S. supplies, though, analysts said.

34.   Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia, among others, have suffered huge reverses in their stock markets and currency values.

35.   That could help ease some of the financial pressure felt by governments, banks and companies that are struggling with falling currency values and debts denominated in dollars.

36.   That can be a good tactic when, as now, currency values are clearly out of line.

37.   The decline in U.S. supplies could be moderated by a slowdown in beef exports to Asia, where falling currency values are dampening demand, analysts said.

38.   The currency crisis will spark Asian exporters to cut prices because their wages, manufacturing costs and currency values will fall.

39.   The gold standard, under which currency values were assigned in terms of gold, has long since fallen victim to an increasingly complex global economy.

40.   The goal would be to offset the Japanese action and keep currency values constant.