In March $2020,$ the Federal Reserve $($FED$)$ cut the benchmark U$.$S$.$ interest rate twice, making it close to zero. Please read the following reports and watch the video found below:

Report $1$: CNN$$s report on $03/03/2020$

Report $2$: CNN$$s report on $03/16/2020$

Report $3$: NYT$$s report on U$.$S$.$ Treasury Bills' YTM during the $2008-2009$ financial crisis

Video $1$: Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett discusses negative interest rates and the bond market amid market uncertainty with Yahoo Finance's Editor$-$in$-$Chief Andy Serwer

Please share your thoughts on one of the following questions and then respond to $1$ other students post whether you agree or disagree and why.

Do you think the FED will cut the interest rate to zero $($like in $2008)$ in $2020?$ Or will the interest rate eventually become negative in $2020?$

Is a drop in the benchmark interest rate is good news to corporations?

Now, we can also review FED's interest raises since $2022.$ Do you think FED's quick raise in interest rate $($to fight the inflation$)$ would actually hurt U$.$S$.$ companies?