Interest rates have been changing dramatically. Do you expect interest rates to continue to change? Which way do you think they will move – up or down? In general, comment on why the Federal Reserve changes interest rates (or adjusts the discount rate). What is the Federal Reserve trying to do if it “cuts interest rates” and what is it trying to do if it “raises interest rates”?

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