71.   The charges published in the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper added to a spate of economic worries that sent stock markets down and weakened the currency.

72.   The dollar jumped back against the yen Monday after the Japanese central bank intervened in markets to weaken its currency.

73.   The Japanese yen has fallen dramatically in recent weeks, fueling speculation that Tokyo is intentionally weakening the currency.

74.   The Philippine peso extended its losses against the U.S. dollar Friday, taking its cue from weakening Southeast Asian currencies for a fourth straight day.

75.   The U.S. dollar traded lower against the yen at midday Thursday on the view Japan has relaxed efforts to weaken its currency.

76.   The U.S. dollar was lower against the yen in early trading Thursday, one day after Japanese monetary authorities bought greenbacks to try to weaken their currency.

77.   Theoretically, interest rates weaken currency anyway, analysts point out.

78.   Traditionally, interest rates cuts weaken currencies.

79.   Typically, lower interest rates can weaken a currency by making it less attractive to investors.

80.   Weak fundamentals are often cited as if these can mysteriously on their own weaken currencies.