31.  Declines in Japanese stocks prompt speculation investors will sell yen-denominated assets and convert the proceeds into dollars and other currencies.

32.  Declining bonds often hurt the dollar because investors pulling their money out of the U.S. financial markets often convert dollar proceeds into other currencies.

33.  Falling stocks hurt the dollar because investors selling U.S. securities often convert dollar proceeds into other currencies.

34.  Falling stocks and bonds hurt the dollar because foreign investors selling U.S. securities often convert the proceeds to other currencies.

35.  Foreign investors convert proceeds from the sale of Philippine stocks into their home currencies, weakening the peso.

36.  Foreign investors selling bonds often convert their proceeds into other currencies.

37.  Global investors selling U.S. financial assets often convert dollar proceeds into other currencies.

38.  International investors often convert dollar proceeds into other currencies when they pull money out of the U.S. financial markets.

39.  Investors pulling money out of the U.S. financial markets often convert dollar proceeds into other currencies.

40.  It also makes yen bonds more attractive to foreign investors, who benefit when they convert the proceeds of their investments into other currencies.