1.   Although the Singapore dollar has depreciated against the U.S. dollar, NOL gets its revenue in U.S. dollars, Hochstadt said.

2.   A falling dollar depreciates the value of securities denominated in the currency and deters new investors from buying bonds.

3.   However, that means U.K.-based investors have the additional concern over the translation into sterling if the dollar depreciates further.

4.   The dollar has depreciated more than three-quarters of a cent in the past month.

5.   The Central Bank on Tuesday brushed aside accusations that it deliberately allowed the Taiwan dollar to depreciate last October and worsened the currency crisis sweeping Southeast Asia.

6.   The government is following a loose monetary policy and allowing the local dollar to depreciate against the U.S. dollar to spur investment and stimulate exports, the official said.

7.   The dollar had depreciated steadily the last few days and the downtrend intensified with the collapse of British merchant bank Barings, which refueled market fears, Lambert said.