101.  In recent weeks, several Southeast Asian currencies have been propelled to new lows by a series of speculative selling attacks.

102.  Indonesia asked the IMF for help after months of speculative attacks that forced a sharp drop in the value of its currency, the rupiah.

103.  Indonesia called for IMF help a few weeks ago after months of speculative attacks against its currency.

104.  Indonesia called in the IMF after speculative attacks sliced more than a third off the value of its currency and sent its stock market into a nose dive.

105.  Indonesia called for IMF help a few weeks ago after sustained speculative attacks sliced more than a third off the value of the Indonesian rupiah in recent months.

106.  Interest rates rose sharply Thursday after Hong Kong authorities used foreign currency reserves to fend off what they termed a speculative attack on the Hong Kong dollar.

107.  It also temporarily quashed speculative attacks on the baht, by causing giant losses for speculators.

108.  Interest rates rose in October after a speculative attack on the Hong Kong dollar, pushing down the market sharply.

109.  It noted that a recent International Monetary Fund study had said that sound macroeconomic policies and a strong financial system are the best defense against speculative attacks.

110.  It is widely believed by observers that any adjustment to the peg could expose Hong Kong to more aggressive speculative attacks than if Hong Kong was to hold firm.