81. Higher U.S. interest rates tend to bolster the dollar by making dollar-denominated investments more alluring to investors. 82. Higher interest rates tend to bolster the dollar by increasing the returns on dollar-denominated assets. 83. Higher rates in the United States would be expected to bolster the dollar by making dollar-denominated investments more attractive to foreign investors. 84. Kudaraskas said there was further disappointment in the Group of Seven communique issued from Halifax, Nova Scotia, that did nothing to bolster the dollar. 85. Lower rates would have diminished the attractiveness of mark-denominated investments, indirectly bolstering the dollar. 86. Such action would bolster the dollar since returns on Japanese investments would be deemed less attractive. 87. That also helped bolster the dollar in early Tokyo trading, traders said. 88. That also helped bolster the dollar in Tokyo, traders said. 89. That sneak attack, which caught currency markets by surprise, was aimed at bolstering the dollar and preventing trade tensions with Japan from roiling currency markets. 90. The dollar was bolstered Thursday by assurances from U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin that the Clinton administration will continue its commits to a strong dollar. |