21.   Rising rates makes fixed-income investments less attractive.

22.   Rising rates makes existing fixed-income securities less attractive.

23.   Rising money market rates would make yen-denominated investments more attractive to foreign investors, which would push the yen higher.

24.   Some Germans also blame foreigners for rising crime rates.

25.   Stung by rising default rates by consumers, banks have tightened credit standards and cancelled marketing programs aimed at signing up new credit card customers.

26.   The drop in write-offs, when a company admits that customers will not pay their bills, followed six months of rising delinquency rates.

27.   The FCC is also watching out for rising cable rates.

28.   The drop in write-offs, when a company admits that customers will not pay their bills, ends six months of rising delinquency rates.

29.   The Hollywood area is perceived by some film executives as a declining area with rising crime rates.

30.   The monetary tightening and rising rates forced many home owners, crippled by soaring repayments, to hand their keys to their bankers.