1.   At Da Toto, an Italian restaurant just outside Frankfurt, waiters informed customers Tuesday that they could not give euros as change until at least Wednesday.

2.   Indeed, the euro was given a decisive push by unification.

3.   The confirmation of a slowdown here has already given the euro a lift.

4.   Overnight activity in the euro-yen cross gave the euro a boost against the dollar, analysts said.

5.   Currency traders said that new developments in the Mideast peace talks, scheduled for Monday in Egypt could give the euro a boost.

6.   The dollar rose sharply against the yen Friday, while German economic data gave the euro a boost against the dollar.

7.   However, he said he could not give euros in change for those paying with the markka.