61.   Sakakibara today repeated Japan will not use currency rates as a trade-policy tool, Jiji Press reported.

62.   Some U.S. currency is used abroad for transactions, both legal and illegal.

63.   The currency can be used to purchase goods, or it can add value to a trade of services or merchandise.

64.   The dispute over which currency would be used in divided Berlin led to the Soviet blockade of the city, and to the beginning of the Berlin airlift.

65.   The dollar fell against both the German mark and the Japanese yen, reducing the price of gold for buyers using those currencies.

66.   The firm bought sterling over the past month, he said, using the currency to buy British bonds, known as gilts.

67.   The leaders of Thailand, the Philippines and Singapore issued statements after meeting Mahathir that supported using regional currency for regional trade.

68.   The question of whether the U.S. deficit in auto-related trade with Japan is getting bigger or smaller simply depends on which currency is used to measure it.

69.   The U.S. currency fell, as investors focused on the budget deadlock, which made the cost of buying dollar-priced gold cheaper for investors using other currencies.

70.   The U.S. dollar fell against both the yen and deutsche mark making the metal less expensive for buyers using other currencies.