11. A stronger yen makes Japanese exports more expensive abroad, helping preventing the Japanese trade surplus from expanding. 12. A stronger yen makes Japanese exports more expensive and less competitive. 13. A stronger yen makes Japanese exports more expensive, hurting companies that sell abroad. 14. A plunging yen makes Japanese exports cheaper, and that leads to worries that China could devalue its currency to remain competitive in world markets. 15. A rising yen makes investments denominated in the Japanese currency more attractive for foreign investors and slows the flow of Japanese investment capital overseas. 16. A weak yen makes Japanese exports cheaper. 17. A weak yen makes Japanese products less expensive, and therefore more competitive, on foreign markets. 18. A weaker yen makes any asset denominated in the currency look less attractive. 19. A weaker yen makes imports more expensive. 20. A weaker yen often make imports more expensive. |