41.   Large short-term capital inflows resulting in current account deficits and speculative investments.

42.   Salazar said Asean was also encouraging the entry of foreign direct investments, which were less volatile than portfolio or speculative investments.

43.   Regulators are crafting rules to curb speculative investments by ITICs and reduce their exposure to Chinese stock markets, officials told Dow Jones Newswires this week.

44.   Regulators are crafting rules to curb speculative investments by ITICs and reduce their exposure to Chinese stock markets, officials told Dow Jones Newswires.

45.   The devaluation of the Mexican peso led investors to sell off speculative investments and repatriate their dollars.

46.   The tight credit policy for speculative investment pushed this amount down, the report said.

47.   Under pressure to repay depositors, many ITICs got involved in real estate and other profitable but speculative investments.

48.   A top Chinese financial official pledged Thursday stricter controls to curb an influx of foreign exchange that is bypassing the state banking sector and fuelling speculative investments.

49.   Analysts Johnson Matthey said the metal, mainly used in the manufacture of catalytic converters, was increasingly used for speculative investment.

50.   Both metals had risen sharply on Monday on buying by speculative investment funds.