51.   Anticipating that the alliance could bring more tax cuts, currency traders bought yen Thursday, pushing the dollar down.

52.   But profit-taking pushed the dollar back down, traders said.

53.   But traders said there were few other incentives to push the dollar in either direction Monday, leaving the dollar drifting in a narrow range against other currencies.

54.   But traders said there were few other incentives to push the dollar in either direction Monday, meaning that trading might remain quiet for the rest of the day.

55.   But the deep-rooted anxiety that the Asian financial troubles may spread to the United States was working in the other direction, to push the dollar down.

56.   But the statement left open questions about whether the central bankers and finance ministers would seek to push the dollar upward.

57.   Confidence in the strength of the U.S. economy pushed the dollar up against the yen Tuesday, while Japanese stock prices closed moderately higher.

58.   Currency trading was more subdued, with dealers finding few incentive to push the dollar in either direction.

59.   Currency trading was more subdued, with dealers finding few incentives to push the dollar in either direction.

60.   Dealers said there was little economic news to push the dollar in either direction.