21.   The Bank of Italy confirmed earlier Thursday that it was intervening to support the lira, the first such intervention in many months.

22.   The dollar initially rose in U.S. trading, but began to drop precipitously after it became clear that Washington was not going to intervene to support the currency.

23.   The dollar rallied against most major currencies Thursday, amid speculation that central banks may intervene to support the U.S. currency.

24.   The government has refused to intervene to support either ITV Digital or the soccer clubs.

25.   The markets staged a feeble rally after the Treasury intervened to support the dollar, but ended the day lower.

26.   The U.S. dollar fell against the yen Friday morning amid speculation financial authorities may intervene to support the ailing Japanese currency.

27.   The U.S. dollar fell against the yen Friday amid speculation financial authorities may intervene to support the ailing Japanese currency.

28.   The U.S. dollar fell against the yen in afternoon trading Tuesday amid speculation the central bank will intervene to support the Japanese currency.

29.   The yen tumbled further Friday as Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa indicated that the government would not intervene to support the yen.

30.   The U.S. dollar fell against the yen in morning trading Tuesday amid speculation the central bank will intervene to support the Japanese currency.