1.   When the yen weakens, dollar-based investors see their total return eroded.

2.   As the yen falls, it erodes the returns foreigners earn on their investments when they convert their funds back into their own currencies.

3.   At that pace, an international investor would see his returns eroded by currency losses.

4.   Bond investors fretted that faster growth will spur a rise in inflation, which erodes the return from fixed-income investments.

5.   A falling dollar erodes the returns foreign investors receive on Treasury securities when the proceeds are converted into their own currency.

6.   A falling dollar erodes the returns overseas investors receive on Treasury securities when the proceeds are converted into their own currencies.

7.   A falling dollar erodes the returns overseas investors receive on U.S. assets, making dollar-denominated securities less attractive.

8.   A falling dollar erodes the returns overseas investors receive on U.S. securities when they exchange the proceeds for their own currencies.

9.   A falling dollar erodes the returns overseas investors receive on U.S. assets and could sour them on Treasury securities.

10.   A falling dollar erodes the returns of overseas investors in U.S. securities.