The Federal Reserve hoped to keep interest rates low with its bond-buying policy, but rates have continued to climb instead.

The Federal Reserve is doling out billions to buy bonds in hopes of keeping interest rates low and stimulating the economy. However, several powerful forces are working against that low-rate strategy, ranging from investor psychology to global competition for capital.

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Why Interest Rates Keep Rising, Despite QE2 originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:30:00.

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