11.   Higher rates raise the cost of borrowing for companies and consumers, and tend to slow the economy.

12.   Higher rates raise the cost of borrowing, reduce consumer spending and crimp corporate profits.

13.   Higher rates raise the cost of corporate borrowing and make alternative investments to stocks, such as bonds, more attractive.

14.   Higher rates can raise borrowing costs and hurt corporate profits.

15.   Higher rates raise borrowing costs and crimp corporate profits.

16.   Higher rates raise corporate and consumer borrowing costs and can slow economic growth and corporate profits.

17.   Higher rates raise corporate borrowing costs and crimp corporate profit growth.

18.   Higher rates raise the amounts banks have to pay on deposits, as well as lowering demand for loans on which they can charge interest.

19.   Higher rates raise the borrowing costs for companies and consumers alike and could hurt corporate earnings.

20.   Higher rates raise the borrowing costs of companies, hurting profits.