61. Like the ringgit, it also recorded a low against the greenback as Asean currencies weakened together. 62. Pay rises far exceeded productivity, leading to a glut of imports, and the currency weakened dramatically. 63. Some analysts speculate the Fed may hold off on a rate increase to avoid draining investment from Mexico and Canada, whose currencies have weakened substantially in recent weeks. 64. Thailand, Indonesia and also South Korea have all agreed to the IMF packages but their currencies weakened further. 65. The Canadian currency has weakened steadily of late due to a shift from Canadian to American assets. 66. The currency weakened dramatically. 67. The currency has weakened in recent months partly as a result of a housing scandal implicating Prime Minister Alain Juppe. 68. The Malaysian ringgit plunged to a new low against the U.S. dollar Monday and other Southeast Asian currencies also weakened in a fresh spasm of market uncertainty. 69. The U.S. currency weakened as investors were discouraged by the continuing decline in U.S. stocks and concerns over the Brazilian economy, traders said. 70. The U.S. currency weakened in Tokyo through cross trading, in which the German mark sold off against the yen, traders said. |