None of the money printed by their central bank went to external currency speculators (and I was there at the time).

It ended up with domestic currency speculators, as it turned everyone into one.

"I assume these rumors are used in both political and financial games," he said, referring to currency speculators.

The nations broke off trade talks Saturday, a move certain to prompt currency speculators to act.

Brazil is also the country that many international investment experts expect will be the next target of currency speculators.

But, he added, currency speculators were no longer basing their buy or sell decisions just on current economic factors.

We do not want to give international currency speculators an opportunity to play off one national European currency against another.

The move follows weeks of pressure against the baht by currency speculators.

For more than a week, investors and currency speculators have been aggressively buying pounds.

That is why the first victim claimed by the currency speculators - Thailand - never had a chance.