71.   A weak yen erodes the value of the assets.

72.   A weakening economy would ease pressure on inflation, which erodes the value of fixed-income securities.

73.   A weaker dollar is bad news for Japanese exporters because it erodes the value of profits earned by Japanese manufacturers overseas and increases pressure to raise prices abroad.

74.   A weaker dollar makes European exports more expensive overseas, and erodes the value of earnings European companies make from sales in the U.S.

75.   Accelerating inflation typically is bad for bonds because it erodes the value of fixed-income payments.

76.   Accelerating inflation erodes the value of fixed-income investments, such as bonds.

77.   Accelerating inflation erodes the value of fixed-income investments like bonds.

78.   Accelerating inflation erodes the value of bond interest and principal.

79.   Accelerating inflation erodes the value of fixed-interest securities, such as bonds.

80.   Accelerating inflation in that country often hurts the dollar by eroding the value of dollar-denominated assets.