And in the few street shops that sold dollars, the rate was even higher.

"If there's no concrete action, it will be a green light to sell dollars."

"But we are very much prepared to sell dollars again in 36 or 48 hours."

Few are willing to sell dollars, which they feel would be going against the goals of the central banks.

People were selling dollars at whatever price they could find.

To support the real, the central bank was forced to sell dollars 32 times on Thursday alone.

The Fed also sold dollars on its own two other times during the day, traders said.

"A lot of people are still ready to sell dollars."

The Bundesbank also sold dollars during the day to support the mark.

If the Japanese try to sell dollars and get yen, where must they go?