11.   Falling rates boost corporate profits by lowering borrowing costs.

12.   Falling rates boost profits of companies that lend money by enabling them to keep more of the money that they take in on loans.

13.   Falling rates can boost company earnings because they lower borrowing costs and encourages consumer spending.

14.   High U.S. rates boost the dollar by making dollar-denominated deposits more attractive.

15.   Higher German rates could boost the mark by making returns on mark-denominated investments more attractive.

16.   Higher German rates would boost the mark by making mark-denominated deposits more attractive to investors.

17.   Higher Japanese rates often boost the yen as they prompt investors to buy yen to take advantage of higher returns on yen-denominated assets such as bank deposits.

18.   Higher Japanese rates often boost the yen by making yen-denominated deposits more attractive.

19.   Higher rates boost the cost of loans, cutting into profits and potentially into stock prices.

20.   Higher rates boost the return on sterling-denominated deposits, making the currency more attractive to international investors.