Discuss current and recent interest rates. Some possible discussion topics are the following: What has been the trend of interest rates over the last 1 mth, 6mths, 12 mths, 24 mths, 5 years? What has the FED been doing with interest rates? How does the stock market react to different interest rate changes? How are the housing and auto markets affected by interest rates? Historical episodes of interest rate fluctuations. Subprime market topics