Finally, a weak dollar has put upward pressure on interest rates.

That would put more downward pressure on long-term interest rates, including home mortgages.

If this is the case, he said, a revival of the global economy will put much more pressure on interest rates than expected.

But he also used the occasion to call for putting a lid on American interest rates.

This would put upward pressure on long-term interest rates.

By stimulating economic growth, larger budget deficits may put some upward pressure on interest rates.

The shift is putting upward pressure on American interest rates.

The Fed's easy credit commitment might put downward pressure on interest rates.

Such increases in issuance can put upward pressure on interest rates.

These would have to be stringent enough to ensure that the country's borrowing did not put pressure on national or Community interest rates.