1. A falling dollar means less francs when the company converts its foreign sales into its home currency. 2. A lower dollar makes European goods more expensive abroad and means companies receive fewer francs or marks when they convert their dollar sales. 3. A higher dollar means exporters get more francs when they convert their dollar sales into the French currency. 4. A rising dollar brings more francs for French companies converting dollar sales. 5. A higher dollar means more income for exporters when dollar sales are converted to francs. 6. A large Swedish current account surplus generates demand for kronor as export-oriented Swedish companies convert overseas sales into krone. 7. A rising mark means German companies make less profit when dollar sales are converted to marks and that their products are less competitive abroad. 8. A rising U.S. currency boosts earnings of French companies when they convert dollar sales into their home currency. 9. A stronger pound tends to hurt shares by making exports more expensive abroad and means companies get fewer pounds when they convert their dollar sales into sterling. 10. A weaker dollar means lower profits for exporters, particularly electronics makers, when they convert their dollar-denominated sales back into yen. |