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The effective federal funds rate over time, through December 2023. This is a list of historical rate actions by the United States Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The FOMC controls the supply of credit to banks and the sale of treasury securities.
Meeting date. Rate change. Target. January 9, 1991: Conference call-25 basis points. 6.75 percent. February 1, 1991: Conference call-50 basis points. 6.25 percent
Federal Reserve Web Site: Federal Funds Rate Historical Data (including the current rate), Monetary Policy, and Open Market Operations; MoneyCafe.com page with Fed Funds Rate and historical chart and graph ; Historical data (since 1954) comparing the US GDP growth rate versus the US Fed Funds Rate - in the form of a chart/graph
However, since 2008 the actual conduct of monetary policy implementation has changed considerably, using instead various administered interest rates (i.e., interest rates that are set directly by the Fed rather than being determined by the market forces of supply and demand [9]) as the primary tools to steer short-term market interest rate ...
At the conclusion of its first rate-setting policy meeting of the year, on January 29, 2025, the Federal Reserve announced it was leaving the federal funds target interest rate at 4.25% to 4.50% ...
The national average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has been stuck above 7 percent for most of January, rising 86 basis points since the Fed’s first rate cut in September. Future rate cuts ...
From early 2001 to mid-2003, the Federal Reserve lowered its interest rates 13 times, from 6.25% to 1.00%, to fight recession. In November 2002, rates were cut to 1.75%, and many rates went below the inflation rate.
The Federal Reserve is set to announce its first interest rate decision of 2025 and with a pause expected, it could prompt President Donald Trump to renew his criticism of the central bank.