If the Fed decides to raise interest rates next year, what effect would rising rates have upon the following: (1) Consumer financing for big-ticket items such as autos and homes; (2) the present and future values of annuities; (3) the NPV calculation; (4) the WACC; (5) corporate earnings ? How do interest rates affect currency values, labor markets, banks, stock values, etc. Please provide some history of interest rates in the united states as well. correlation between interest rates and other variables would be appreciated as well. I need as many statistics, facts, figures, as possible. try to make it as fact based as possible. no opinions/ not persuasive.