1.   An increasing Japanese trade surplus often hurts the dollar by leaving a wealth of dollars in the hands of Japanese exporters to sell for yen to bring profits home.

2.   An increasing Japanese trade surplus hurts the dollar by leaving more dollars in the hands of Japanese exporters to sell for yen.

3.   As a result, even a small surplus hurts prices.

4.   A large Japanese trade surplus hurts the dollar, while a strong dollar hurts U.S. exporters by making their products more expensive in Japan and other markets.

5.   A growing Japanese surplus hurts the dollar by leaving a pile of dollars in the hands of Japanese exporters to sell for yen to bring profits home.

6.   A hefty Japanese surplus can hurt the dollar by leaving a pile of dollars in the hands of Japanese exporters to sell for yen to bring profits home.

7.   A rising trade surplus hurts the dollar since it fans concern that trade tension could heat up between the U.S. and Japan.

8.   A rising Japanese trade surplus hurts the U.S. currency by putting more dollars into the hands of Japanese exporters, who sell them for yen when bringing profits home.

9.   A shrinking surplus hurts the yen because it means less of the currency must be purchased to finance the excess.

10.   A shrinking current account surplus hurts the yen because it means Japanese exporters have fewer dollars to sell for yen when repatriating revenue.