21.   A weaker dollar erodes the value of overseas earnings for exporters.

22.   A weaker dollar erodes the value of Treasury bonds owned by investors outside the U.S.

23.   A weak dollar erodes the value of earnings made in the U.S. when profits are brought home and translated into deutsche marks.

24.   A weakening dollar erodes profits at Japanese exporters by making their products more expensive and less competitive overseas.

25.   A weaker dollar erodes the value of the dollar-denominated assets.

26.   A weak dollar erodes the returns that overseas investors receive on their holdings when the proceeds are converted into their own currencies.

27.   A weak dollar erodes the value of earnings made in the U.S. when they are brough home and translated into deutsche marks.

28.   A weaker dollar erodes the yen value of overseas profits and pressures companies to raise prices in foreign markets.

29.   A weaker dollar erodes the yen value of profits earned by Japanese exporters in overseas markets.

30.   Electronics and chemical shares led the decline on concern the weaker dollar would erode export earnings.