11.   Falling rates could hurt the dollar by making dollar-denominated investments less attractive.

12.   Higher rates can also hurt company earnings by increasing financing costs and dampening consumer demand.

13.   Higher rates can hurt company profits by increasing the cost of finance and dampening consumer spending.

14.   Higher rates can hurt company profits, though, by driving up borrowing costs and stifling consumer buying on credit.

15.   Higher rates can hurt corporate earnings by raising borrowing costs and reducing demand.

16.   Higher rates hurt bank borrowers and lenders alike.

17.   Higher rates hurt British exporters by making their products more expensive overseas.

18.   Higher rates hurt corporate earnings by making borrowing and repaying debt more expensive for companies.

19.   Higher rates hurt corporate profits by making it more expensive for companies to borrow and repay loans.

20.   Higher rates hurt corporate profits.