31.   Shaunessy said Canadian interest rates will be the single-biggest factor affecting the markets this year.

32.   Some dealers said that a lack of new investment money in municipal bond funds was affecting the market.

33.   Still, if the strike is not resolved this week and private sector unions join in, the market could be affected.

34.   The Asian financial crisis also continued to affect markets around the world.

35.   The fallout from loose talk about default has already affected financial markets.

36.   The euro could be affecting the market.

37.   The Financial Times has surpassed the Wall Street Journal as the first choice of those who make policies affecting global markets.

38.   The financial markets overall were affected by the action in bonds and currencies, he said.

39.   The market was also affected by the disappointing second-quarter gross domestic product figures released by the Bank of Korea in the afternoon, analysts said.

40.   The number did not affect financial markets, economists said.