61.   Rising U.S. rates have increased returns on interest-bearing investments, making things like government bonds more appealing to investors.

62.   Higher interest rates benefit the Australian dollar because they increase the return on Australian investments and the demand for local currency to buy them.

63.   Higher interest rates increase the returns from investments and lift demand for the currency to buy them.

64.   Higher Japanese interest rates would increase the return from investments and the demand for yen to buy them.

65.   Higher interest rates increase the return on investments and the demand for currency to buy them.

66.   Higher interest rates in the United States would increase the return from US investments and the demand for dollars to buy them.

67.   Higher interest rates increase returns from Australian investments and the demand for local dollars to buy them.

68.   A weaker Australian dollar increases returns to Australian exporters in local currency terms because major commodities are usually priced in US dollars.