31.   Boosting the dollar in recent months has been the gap between U.S. and Japanese interest rates.

32.   Bundesbank President Hans Tietmeyer welcomed U.S. efforts to boost the dollar and said he hoped exchange rates worldwide would continue to right themselves.

33.   Confidence that Japanese interest rates will stay at record lows boosts the dollar by enhancing the allure of higher-yielding U.S. assets.

34.   Confirmation that the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan acted to boost the dollar lifted Treasuries further, and this also helped bunds.

35.   Declines in the surplus often boost the dollar by leaving fewer dollars in the hands of Japanese exporters to sell for yen when they bring profits home.

36.   Early gains in the stock and bond markets boosted the dollar.

37.   Even as concern about Asia boosts the dollar against the yen, it may weigh on the U.S. currency versus the mark.

38.   Expectations for higher U.S. rates often help boost the dollar by making dollar-denominated deposits more attractive.

39.   Expectations for lower German rates boost the dollar, as relatively higher U.S. rates would make dollar deposits more attractive.

40.   Expectations the Fed will raise interest rates boosted the dollar against the mark and yen.