91.   Higher rates raise borrowing costs for corporations, crimping profits, and make alternative investments such as bonds and bank deposits more attractive compared to stocks.

92.   Higher rates raise borrowing costs for corporations, crimping profits, and make alternative investments such as bonds and bank deposits more attractive.

93.   Higher rates tend to damp share prices by crimping corporate profits.

94.   Higher rates tend to slow growth and crimp corporate profits, making shares in those companies less attractive to investors.

95.   Higher rates would reduce demand for Canadian exports and crimp profits.

96.   Higher rates, however, crimp corporate profits by making borrowing less attractive.

97.   However, profits could be crimped if, like Lloyds Bank, Abbey National and National Westminister decide to raise their general provision against bad debt.

98.   However, she said GM should be able to offer more discounts without unduly crimping profits because it could cut costs faster than it would need to increase incentives.

99.   If the Bank of Canada raised interest rates, it could damp growth and crimp corporate profits.

100.   In addition, profit will be crimped by production costs to fill three large orders for castings from a Louisiana foundry, the company said.