1.   And that, in turn, would hurt the euro.

2.   Political miscues elsewhere in Europe have hurt the euro as well.

3.   Some analysts have speculated that the euro has been hurt by recent political machinations in Germany.

4.   Currency traders said the euro was also hurt by heavy dollar and yen buyouts as investors were liquidating long euro positions and growing more confident in the U.S. economy.

5.   The euro was also hurt by heavy yen buying during Asian and European trading Wednesday.

6.   The Kosovo factor hurt the euro, which was pushed to a new record low Friday on fears the conflict in Yugoslavia could escalate.

7.   The Kosovo factor is also hurting the euro, which was pushed to a new record low Friday on fears the situation in Yugoslavia deteriorates further.