21.   Later he would work on a private appeal to Alan Greenspan, the US Federal Board chairman since the big-time speculators were US hedge funds.

22.   Malaysian leaders have said international currency speculators are to blame.

23.   Meanwhile, there were renewed fears that currency speculators are back in the market to attack the Hong Kong dollar, driving local interbank interest rates higher.

24.   Near-term wheat deliveries fell to their lowest price since late August in reaction to a government report indicating large speculators were poised for massive selling.

25.   Some officials say foreign speculators are partly to blame for a steep drop in the value of the rupiah.

26.   The best-known speculator was Soros.

27.   The report quoted Yam as saying the speculators had been defeated.

28.   The South China Morning Post quoted him as saying the speculators were defeated.

29.   Traders cited worries of a possible devaluation in Venezuela spreading through Latin America, and said domestic speculators were especially active.

30.   Unfortunately, the speculators are all invisible.