11.   The higher tax and the current weakness of the Japanese yen is causing concern platinum jewelry demand is suffering.

12.   The tax and the current weakness of the Japanese yen is causing concern platinum jewelry demand is suffering.

13.   Therefore, the current weakness of the dollar against the yen could be reversed once this type of selling is finished.

14.   Though Perelman would probably have preferred to refinance the bonds, current weakness in the junk bond market would make that difficult.

15.   Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin also said Wednesday that his conversations with business leaders and others had persuaded him that the economy would rebound from its current weakness.

16.   Veiled as it may be, the crucial factor Putin and Bush have to manage is the current weakness of Russia.

17.   What worries Detroit is the possibility that the current economic weakness is more than just an inventory correction.

18.   Consequently, the current extreme weakness of the Japanese economy and the rapid build up of government debt, suggest potential interest rate instability down the road.

19.   Economists on Thursday predicted the central bank will make several more rate reductions to ensure the current economic weakness does not develop into a full-blown recession.

20.   Economists today predicted the central bank will make several more rate reductions to ensure the current economic weakness does not develop into a full-blown recession.