1.   After a promising winter and spring, when plenty of rain fell to boost Gambel quail populations, hard times came.

2.   The Mexican peso fell to a record low against the dollar as investors bet the currency needs to fall to boost exports.

3.   Japan wanted the yen to fall to boost exports.

4.   This led to pressure against the franc because international financiers believed that he would allow interest rates and the franc to fall to boost the economy.