1.   An increase in borrowing costs would further decrease demand for new housing in this already flagging market, analysts said.

2.   Beta blockers and calcium channel blockers slow down the heart muscles to decrease the demand for blood and its oxygen.

3.   A hike in U.S. interest rates makes it less likely the Bank of Canada will cut interest rates again and will decrease demand for Canadian exports.

4.   Buying and selling government securities affects interest rates because a larger supply of cash decreases the demand for currency and vice-versa.

5.   Cattle futures were steady amid expectations that a nationwide recall of beef could decrease consumer demand at a time of rising supplies.

6.   Energy producers fell because of relatively warm weather in the U.S. northeast and Canada, which decreased demand for home heating fuel and lowered expectations for earnings of producers.

7.   Higher interest rates hurt both lenders and borrowers by decreasing the demand for bank loans and crimping corporate profit by raising the cost of loans.

8.   If investors can gain higher yields on U.S.-dollar-denominated fixed income securities, it will decrease demand for both Canadian equities and the Canadian currency.

9.   If investors can gain higher yields on U.S.-dollar-denominated fixed-income securities, it will decrease demand for both Canadian equities and the Canadian currency.

10.   Investors this week shied away from interest-rate sensitive banks amid rising bond yields, which could decrease demand for loans and impair profits.