The yuan's ebb against the dollar this week sparked speculation that Beijing wants give exporters a boost to counter the country's sharper than expected slowdown.
News of Mr. Summers's departure set off speculation that Mr. Obama would replace him with a corporate executive to counter the impression that he is antibusiness.
Tumor metabolism of 111In-ibritumomab tiuxetan-avid lesions might counter the effect of internal radiation delivered by 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan, although this is only a speculation at this time.
Oracle executives reiterated the company's intent to acquire a rival software maker, PeopleSoft, for $7.3 billion, hoping to counter speculation that the merger was looking increasingly unlikely.
The move, which runs counter to speculation in some quarters that China might ease some curbs before long to help out the slowing economy, is a fresh sign that Beijing is intent on fighting property speculation and deflating record high prices.
Labour's manifesto also promised to re-impose exchange controls – scrapped by the Tories in 1979 – in order to "counter currency speculation and to make available – to industry and government in Britain – the large capital resources that are now flowing overseas".
He was also keen to counter press speculation, after three separate bids from Championship high-fliers Bournemouth, that the player himself is affected by all the transfer talk and keen to move on.
In a letter to the chancellor, Alistair Darling, the CBI's director general, Richard Lambert, says the government needs to accelerate its efforts to get the public finances back on track to counter speculation that it is the next European country at risk of moving down the credit ratings.
