41.   Newspapers said Yeh invested the money in stocks and encountered problems when the market slumped.

42.   The commissioners lost the money when the property market slumped.

43.   The U.S. dollar lost value against the German mark, as did the British pound and other European currencies, and Far Eastern markets slumped.

44.   Fixed interest markets slumped on the data.

45.   Australian financial markets slumped Tuesday as the country posted a record monthly import figure in May that rekindled fears of a blowout in its overseas accounts.

46.   Bond markets slumped on the jobs figure, fearing strong employment signalled robust economic growth that could trigger monetary action by the Reserve Bank of Australia.

47.   But the economic implications were already manifesting rapidly in Britain as domestic beef markets slumped sharply and overseas sales dried up completely.

48.   Most regional markets slumped Wednesday, with dealers citing local factors and rampant rumours of negative US data to be released.

49.   Share prices were sharply lower early Thursday on Wall Street as the bond market slumped and technology shares continued to retreat.

50.   Strong figures could cause the bond market to slump, with repercussions for the dollar, Wood said.