21.   A stronger dollar makes the price of Japanese goods cheaper on overseas markets.

22.   A weaker franc would make French goods cheaper on international markets, increasing exports and creating new jobs.

23.   Meanwhile sagging European and Japanese markets get an export boost from having weaker currencies that make their goods become cheaper on world markets.

24.   The recent rise of the U.S. dollar against the German mark is good for German exports, because it makes them cheaper on the world market.

25.   A stronger currency makes imported goods cheaper on the domestic market and helps keep inflation in check.