1.  A weakening of the yen against the dollar diminishes returns to investors who change their proceeds into stronger currencies.

2.  Also, a stronger currency can reduce inflation and help interest rates fall.

3.  And the low value of the dollar promoted an increase in visitors from Europe, whose stronger currencies allowed them to purchase more dollars to spend here.

4.  And when central banks have coordinated interest rate reductions, the central bank of the country with the stronger currency has traditionally gone first.

5.  Armed with a stronger new currency, the real, and aided by far fewer import restrictions, Brazilians doubled their monthly imports this year.

6.  At the same time, a stronger currency has made Brazilian exports more expensive, exporters said.

7.  Bonds also got a boost today from a stronger U.S. currency, which typically reduces risks international investors will abandon U.S. markets to stem foreign exchange losses.

8.  Bonds also got an early boost from a stronger U.S. currency, which typically reduces risks international investors will abandon U.S. markets to stem foreign exchange losses.

9.  A healthier Korean economy likely means more vegetable oil imports by Korea, traders said, while a stronger currency makes dollar-priced commodities cheaper.

10.  A stronger currency bolsters the returns non-Canadian investors receive on their dollar-denominated assets when the proceeds are converted into their own currencies.