http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cdc6691c-f633-11dd-a9ed-0000779fd2ac.html

The US Federal Reserve’s efforts to drive mortgage rates lower by purchasing home loans have faltered and rates have risen over the past month.

The rise in rates is a disappointment to government officials, who had hoped that a steep fall in house prices and low financing costs would lure new buyers into the nation’s depressed housing market.

curb 制御する

falter つまずく，よろめく

lure 誘惑する