31. Amid a lack of news affecting currency dealings, traders said technical factors spurred selling that sent the dollar lower against the mark in Tokyo. 32. But the Bundesbank decided instead to leave its benchmark discount and Lombard rates unchanged, which sent the dollar into a tailspin. 33. Concerns about possible dollar-selling intervention by the Bank of Japan also kept investors from sending the dollar higher. 34. Concerns that interest rates may rise in Japan sent the dollar lower against the yen in midday trading in Tokyo Friday. 35. Currency markets responded quickly to the announcement, sending the dollar up more than a yen against the Japanese currency in a matter of minutes. 36. Congress began wading through the tricky details of sending tax dollars to religious groups this week, as supporters and opponents of the plan stepped up their lobbying efforts. 37. Economists and traders fear that an escalation of trade frictions could send the dollar plunging again to more record lows against the yen. 38. He said he will exchange more if his daughter in the US sends him more dollars. 39. His remarks last Thursday sent the dollar down more than two yen. 40. In currency trading, the U.S. dollar rose against the yen following remarks Monday by French President Jacques Chirac which sent the dollar soaring against major European currencies. |