51. Dollar sales by Japanese exporters, fresh from summer vacation, also hurt the dollar, traders said. 52. Falling bond and stock prices also hurt the dollar, as the currency again took its lead from the financial markets. 53. Falling bond prices hurt the dollar because foreign investors selling U.S. securities often convert the dollars they receive into other currencies. 54. Falling share prices hurt the dollar because global investors selling stocks often convert the dollar proceeds into home currencies. 55. Falling stock prices hurt the dollar because investors who sell U.S. stocks frequently convert the dollar proceeds into other currencies. 56. Falling stocks and bonds hurt the dollar because investors selling U.S. securities often convert the dollar proceeds into other currencies. 57. Falling stocks hurt the dollar because investors selling U.S. securities often convert dollar proceeds into other currencies. 58. Falling bonds and stocks often hurt the dollar because as international investors flee U.S. markets they sell dollars for other currencies. 59. Falling rates could hurt the dollar by making dollar-denominated investments less attractive. 60. Falling U.S. stocks hurt the dollar because when investors sell U.S. securities, they often convert the dollars received into other currencies. |