DW says rates go up to promote inflation..sure in some cases as they were thinking of doing in Japan at one time (maybe did) rates can also go up because of creditworthiness issues rates forecast like stocks the ST rate is controlled and even that is a consequence of underlying..when corp profits and eco overheat, the ST rate is used to cool things am i missing something here? <A HREF="http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=1857660" target="_new">http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=1857660</A>