Indeed, while their earnings may increase in nominal dollar terms, the very devaluation that Johnson seeks will properly cause investors to dismiss the increase as entirely illusory.

FORBES: To Mount a Comeback, Obama Must Ignore Simon Johnson

Between 2005 and 2008, the yuan appreciated by 20% against the dollar in nominal terms.

FORBES: For China's Yuan, China Knows Best

Since 2005, when China started de-pegging gradually from the dollar, the yuan has appreciated around 25% in nominal terms and about 50% in real terms relative to the dollar, according to a report by The Economist.

FORBES: For China's Yuan, China Knows Best

Mr Gerashchenko's main success was to keep the rouble stable against the dollar, in nominal terms (see chart).

ECONOMIST: Russia's central bank

Considered from an investment standpoint, commodities such as oil and gold continue to rise in nominal terms while the dollar falls, but sticky consumer prices remain relatively stable.

FORBES: Price Stability Is An Economically Dangerous Fad

The renminbi has appreciated by 9.3 percent in nominal terms and 12.6 percent in real terms against the dollar since June 2010.

FORBES: U.S. Treasury Sticks It To The China Haters

During this dreary ten year stretch stocks have essentially gone nowhere in nominal terms and, adjusting for inflation, are actually down big in real dollar terms.

FORBES: The January Barometer Demystified

QE3 would pummel the dollar propelling stock and commodity prices up in nominal terms.

FORBES: Bernanke Plus Obama Equals $5 Gas Post Election

U.S. corporate profits (which are expressed in nominal terms) have tended to rise and fall at about twice the rate of world nominal dollar GDP, suggesting double-digit profit growth again in 2006.

FORBES: Heard the Good News?