Use the time period 2000-2010 to address any U.S Economy financial conditions, recessions and crisis.

For example:

*2000 to 2001 Nasdaq crashed..... the.com bubble

*2004 to 2006 The Federal Reserve decided to steadily increase rates as the economy was experiencing an inflation.

*2007to 2009 The Great Recession

1. Explain the determinants and behavior of interest rates as they relate to markets.

2. Describe the relationship between monetary policy and the economy for informing responsible business decision making.

3. Describe economic risk factors that have impacted interest rates in the time period and what kind of impact they had. Consider bankruptcies, financial crises, geopolitical factors, and so on.

4. Describe underlying economic conditions that impacted the activity of these interest rates during the time period.