1.   Analysts said the effects of the exchange rate on trade flows are being outweighed, at least for now, by weakening demand south of the border.

2.   As profits fall further, companies will lay off workers and reduce production to respond to weakening consumer demand.

3.   Bank stocks have also dropped in recent days because rising bond yields were seen by investors as hurting their profit margins and weakening demand for consumer loans and mortgages.

4.   Bank stocks dropped because rising bond yields were seen by investors as hurting profit margins and weakening demand for consumer loans and mortgages.

5.   Beef demand could be weakened by the financial problems in Asia.

6.   A drop in the U.S. dollar against the yen is also weakening demand for Australian dollars, Hull said.

7.   A poor market for initial offerings and labor unrest at the trucking concern have weakened demand for the new issue.

8.   A rise in interest rates would weaken demand for gold by easing the threat of inflation and improving returns on interest-bearing assets.

9.   A strengthening U.S dollar also weakened gold demand by making the dollar-priced metal more expensive for buyers using other currencies.

10.   A stronger dollar weakens demand for gold, widely used in jewelry, because it makes bullion more expensive for consumers buying in non-dollar currencies.