71.   A weaker dollar eats into earnings at exporters by eroding the yen value of overseas profit and increasing pressure to raise prices of goods sold abroad.

72.   A weaker dollar erodes the profitability of Japanese exporters like electronics shares, shrinking their dollar-based profits when repatriated to Japan.

73.   A weaker dollar erodes the returns they get on U.S. assets when the proceeds are converted into yen.

74.   A weaker dollar erodes the value of overseas earnings for exporters.

75.   A weaker dollar erodes the value of Treasury bonds owned by investors outside the U.S.

76.   A weaker dollar helped make the metal cheaper to buyers in foreign currencies, boosting demand and prices.

77.   A weaker dollar hurt bonds.

78.   A weaker dollar hurt dollar earners such as Solvay SA while falling bonds hurt financial stocks such as Fortis AG.

79.   A weaker dollar hurt export shares, such as Volkswagen AG and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG.

80.   A weaker dollar hurt exporters.