81.   Lower German rates often boost the dollar by making dollar-denominated deposits relatively more attractive.

82.   Lower rates can also boost loan portfolios at banks.

83.   Lower rates can boost company earnings by reducing borrowing costs and spurring consumer buying on credit.

84.   Lower rates should boost company earnings in the third quarter.

85.   Lower rates usually boost stock and bond prices, which would support the dollar, he said.

86.   Lower rates would boost bonds by increasing the allure of older bonds issued when interest rates were higher.

87.   Low Japanese rates boost the economy by making borrowing cheap.

88.   Low rates boost bonds by widening the spread between what investors such as commercial banks pay to raise funds and what they can earn on bonds.

89.   Low rates boost the attraction of returns offered on stocks.

90.   Low rates have boosted bonds because many investors fund bond purchases by borrowing at shorter maturities.