1.   Another sign could come in Brazil, where speculators have begun a new assault on the real, hoping to force a devaluation.

2.   Foreign currency speculators began buying once the referendum results swung on Monday night in favor of those who wanted to stay a part of Canada.

3.   Last year, speculators began to get out of the yen carry trade as the Russian financial crisis came to a head in August.

4.   Some international speculators began to bet the currency would be devalued.

5.   The election outcome was not a surprise, and speculators had begun pushing the pound down sharply two days before the balloting.

6.   In Hong Kong, share prices staged a mild recovery as fund managers and speculators began buying back shares dumped in nervous selling in the previous session.

7.   Speculators began moving against the Hong Kong dollar Friday, pushing forward market premiums significantly higher as they sold it short.

8.   Fuel stocks arrived from the provinces while speculators began selling their own reserves set aside following measures taken by the government.