The benchmark interest rate in the United States was last recorded at 4.50 percent. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Fed Funds Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

I estimate the effects of FOMC announcements, post-FOMC press conferences, and speeches and Congressional testimony by the Fed Chair on stock prices, Treasury yields, and interest rate futures from 1988–2019. I show that for all but the very shortest-maturity interest rate futures, Fed Chair speeches are more important than FOMC announcements. My results suggest that the previous literature’s focus on FOMC announcements has ignored the most important source of variation in U.S. monetary policy.

The benchmark interest rate in Japan was last recorded at 0.50 percent. This dataset provides - Japan Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In January 2000, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) instituted the practice of issuing a "balance of risks" statement along with their policy decision immediately following each FOMC meeting. The authors evaluate the use of the balance-of-risks statement and the market's interpretation of it. They find that the balance-of-risks statement is one of the factors that market participants use to determine the likelihood that the FOMC will adjust its target for the federal funds rate at their next meeting. Moreover, they find that, on some occasions, the FOMC behaved in such a way as to encourage the use of the balance-of-risks statement for this purpose. The clarifying statements that sometimes accompany these balance-of-risks statements, as well as general remarks made by the Chairman and other FOMC members, often provide additional useful information.

Get data on the daily cash and debt operations of the U.S. Treasury, including cash balance, deposits, and withdrawals; income tax refunds; and debt transactions.

This table represents the breakdown of taxes that are received by the federal government. Federal taxes received are represented as deposits in the Deposits and Withdrawals of Operating Cash table. All figures are rounded to the nearest million.

This table represents the breakdown of total public debt outstanding as it relates to the statutory debt limit. All figures are rounded to the nearest million.

This table represents deposits and withdrawals from the Treasury General Account. A summary of changes to the Treasury General Account can be found in the Operating Cash Balance table. All figures are rounded to the nearest million.

This table represents the issues and redemption of marketable and nonmarketable securities. All figures are rounded to the nearest million.

This table represents the breakdown of tax refunds by recipient (individual vs business) and type (check vs electronic funds transfer). Tax refunds are also represented as withdrawals in the Deposits and Withdrawals of Operating Cash table. All figures are rounded to the nearest million. As of February 14, 2023, Table VI Income Tax Refunds Issued was renamed to Table V Income Tax Refunds Issued within the published report.

This table represents cash basis adjustments to the issues and redemptions of Treasury securities in the Public Debt Transactions table. All figures are rounded to the nearest million.

This table represents the amount Treasury has in short-term cash investments. Deposits and withdrawals of short-term cash investments are also represented in the Deposits and Withdrawals of Operating Cash table. This program was suspended indefinitely in 2008. All figures are rounded to the nearest million. As of February 14, 2023, Table V Short Term Cash Investments will no longer be updated and removed from the published report. The historical data will remain available.

The benchmark interest rate in Singapore was last recorded at 2.30 percent. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Singapore Average Overnight Interest Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.