1.   It weakened versus the mark on lingering concern German interest rates may soon rise.

2.   Since early July, a rolling wave of investor concern about risk in Asia caused currencies to weaken versus the U.S. dollar.

3.   The Mexican peso weakened versus the dollar today following the announcement.

4.   The peso also weakened versus the dollar.

5.   Currencies of some other countries such as Italy and Spain also have weakened versus the dollar.