>There is reason for alarm once interest rates begin to rise. I think the game plan after the big recession of 2008 is to keep interest rates low for as long as

>There is reason for alarm once interest rates begin to rise. I think the game plan after the big recession of 2008 is to keep interest rates low for as long as possible. As long as inflationary pressures are low, the governments of all countries want to keep interest rates low. This helps push stock markets higher and shows a much rosier picture than it really is.