21.   Sliding yields have eased doubts that higher rates would attract money away from stocks to bonds and money-market funds, and hurt corporate profits and consumer spending.

22.   The dollar fell to its lowest level in almost two weeks as unchanged German deposit rates attracted some money back to the deutsche mark.

23.   The IMF insists that a country in trouble should raise interest rates, on the assumption that higher rates will attract foreign investors and lenders.

24.   Though economic fundamentals appear to have turned against bonds, higher rates have also attracted some investors away from equity markets in favor of bonds.

25.   Those higher rates would attract more foreign capital, making the peso stronger against the dollar and Mexican exports more costly in markets abroad, he said.

26.   These high rates are attracting foreign funds, dealers said.

27.   More competitive tax rates would attract more foreign investment and talent to Singapore, and create more jobs, he said.