Discuss the three recent US financial crises and the Federal Reserve's response in terms of policies & strategies used to combat the economic downturn. Your discussion should include the following:

a. Financial crisis and how financial markets and financial institutions are affected.

b. The conventional monetary policies used by the Federal Reserve to address the crises.

c. The unconventional monetary policies used by the Federal Reserve to address the crises.

d. An evaluation of stock market performance using a main stock market index.

• Fully explain the economic events that resulted in the peaks and troughs in indexes

• Include graphs and charts

e. Explain how the Fed's interest rate policies could have affected stocks prices and the main stock market indexes