11.   A strengthening dollar means Holderbank gets more francs for its overseas sales.

12.   A strong dollar means Novartis gets more francs when it converts overseas earnings to its home currency.

13.   A strong franc also means that Swiss companies get fewer francs when they bring home their dollar-denominated earnings.

14.   A strong dollar means exporters get more francs for sales abroad.

15.   A weakening franc is good for exporters because they get more francs for their overseas revenue.

16.   A weakening franc is good news for Nestle because it gets more francs for overseas revenue.

17.   A weak dollar means Swiss companies get fewer francs for their overseas revenue.

18.   A weaker dollar means that companies get fewer francs when they convert dollar sales.

19.   A weaker Swiss currency means the drugmaker gets more francs when it brings home revenue from overseas.

20.   It also means Nestle gets more francs for its foreign revenue.