31.  A stronger domestic currency drives down the prices of imported goods.

32.  A stronger domestic currency makes it harder for exporters to sell their goods abroad.

33.  A weak dollar lowers the value of sales made in the U.S. when the money is brought home and translated into domestic currencies.

34.  Central banks use reserves to support their currencies in the market by selling foreign currency in exchange for domestic currency.

35.  Each of the dollars they earn in the U.S. buys more yen when they convert them into their domestic currency, boosting profits.

36.  Exporters get fewer Canadian dollars when they exchange the money they made abroad for the domestic currency.

37.  In domestic currency terms, only Norway, New Zealand and high-yielders Spain, Portugal and Italy have performed worse than Sweden.

38.  In theory, exporters suffer when their domestic currency strengthens because they pay more to produce their goods relative to foreign competitors and receive less back from foreign buyers.

39.  It also makes the domestic currency return on goods and services paid for in U.S. dollars higher.

40.  It also sells three-year notes denominated in European currency units, although members of the European Union regard the Ecu as a common domestic currency.