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.

Effective Federal Funds Rate in the United States remained unchanged at 4.33 percent on Wednesday July 2. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Effective Federal Funds Rate.

United States - Effective Federal Funds Rate was 4.33% in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Effective Federal Funds Rate reached a record high of 7.03 in July of 2000 and a record low of 0.04 in December of 2011. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Effective Federal Funds Rate - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2025.

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This is a dataset from the Federal Reserve hosted by the Federal Reserve Economic Database (FRED). FRED has a data platform found here and they update their information according to the frequency that the data updates. Explore the Federal Reserve using Kaggle and all of the data sources available through the Federal Reserve organization page!

• Update Frequency: This dataset is updated daily.

Acknowledgements

This dataset is maintained using FRED's API and Kaggle's API.

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Graph and download economic data for Equity Market Volatility Tracker: Macroeconomic News and Outlook: Interest Rates (EMVMACROINTEREST) from Jan 1985 to Jun 2025 about volatility, uncertainty, equity, interest rate, interest, rate, and USA.

United States - FOMC Summary of Economic Projections for the Fed Funds Rate, Central Tendency, Midpoint was 3.25% in January of 2027, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - FOMC Summary of Economic Projections for the Fed Funds Rate, Central Tendency, Midpoint reached a record high of 5.40 in January of 2023 and a record low of 0.10 in January of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - FOMC Summary of Economic Projections for the Fed Funds Rate, Central Tendency, Midpoint - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Content

More details about each file are in the individual file descriptions.

Context

This is a dataset from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis hosted by the Federal Reserve Economic Database (FRED). FRED has a data platform found here and they update their information according to the frequency that the data updates. Explore the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis using Kaggle and all of the data sources available through the St. Louis Fed organization page!

• Update Frequency: This dataset is updated daily.

Acknowledgements

This dataset is maintained using FRED's API and Kaggle's API.

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Many estimated macroeconomic models assume interest rate smoothing in the monetary policy equation. In practice, monetary policymakers adjust a target level for the federal funds rate by discrete increments. One often-neglected consequence of using a quarterly average of the daily federal funds rate in empirical work is that any change in the target federal funds rate will affect the quarterly average in the current quarter and the subsequent quarter. Despite this clear source of predictable change in the quarterly average of the federal funds rate, the vast bulk of the literature that estimates policy rules ignores information concerning the timing and magnitude of discrete changes to the target federal funds rate. Consequently, policy equations that include interest rate smoothing inadvertently make the strong and unnecessary assumption that the starting point for interest rate smoothing is last quarter's average level of the federal funds rate. The authors consider, within an estimated general equilibrium model, whether policymakers put weight on the end-of-quarter target level of the federal funds rate when choosing a point at which to smooth the interest rate.

United States - Longer Run FOMC Summary of Economic Projections for the Fed Funds Rate, Range, Low was 2.50% in March of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Longer Run FOMC Summary of Economic Projections for the Fed Funds Rate, Range, Low reached a record high of 3.30 in June of 2015 and a record low of 2.00 in September of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Longer Run FOMC Summary of Economic Projections for the Fed Funds Rate, Range, Low - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Federal Government; Interest Paid (IMA), Transactions (BOGZ1FA316130001Q) from Q4 1946 to Q1 2025 about paid, IMA, transactions, federal, interest, and USA.

United States - FOMC Summary of Economic Projections for the Fed Funds Rate, Central Tendency, Low was 2.90% in January of 2027, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - FOMC Summary of Economic Projections for the Fed Funds Rate, Central Tendency, Low reached a record high of 5.40 in January of 2023 and a record low of 0.10 in January of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - FOMC Summary of Economic Projections for the Fed Funds Rate, Central Tendency, Low - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Federal government retirement funds; nonmarketable Treasury securities; asset, Flow (DISCONTINUED) (FBGRSTQ027S) from Q4 1946 to Q1 2013 about retirement, IMA, securities, Treasury, federal, assets, government, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Federal Government; Reserve Position in IMF (Net); Asset, Transactions (FGRPIAQ027S) from Q4 1946 to Q1 2025 about IMA, transactions, reserves, federal, Net, assets, government, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Federal Government; Reserve Position in IMF (Net); Asset, Transactions (FGRPIAA027N) from 1946 to 2024 about IMA, transactions, reserves, federal, Net, assets, government, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Money Market Funds; Other Deposits Including Time and Savings Deposits; Asset, Transactions (BOGZ1FA633030205Q) from Q4 1946 to Q1 2025 about MMMF, IMA, savings, transactions, deposits, assets, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Federal Government; Interest Paid (IMA), Transactions (BOGZ1FA316130095A) from 1946 to 2024 about paid, IMA, transactions, federal, government, interest, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Monetary Authority, Private Depository Institutions, and Money Market Funds; Other Deposits Including Time and Savings Deposits; Asset (IMA), Transactions (BOGZ1FA843030205A) from 1946 to 2024 about monetary authorities, MMMF, IMA, savings, transactions, deposits, assets, private, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Money Market Funds; Total Financial Assets, Transactions (MMMFTAA027N) from 1946 to 2024 about MMMF, IMA, transactions, financial, assets, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Federal Government; Retiree Health Care Funds; Liability, Transactions (FGRHCFQ027S) from Q4 1946 to Q1 2025 about retirement, IMA, health, transactions, liabilities, federal, government, and USA.

United States - Effective Federal Funds Rate: 99th Percentile was 4.40% in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Effective Federal Funds Rate: 99th Percentile reached a record high of 5.65 in July of 2023 and a record low of 0.09 in September of 2021. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Effective Federal Funds Rate: 99th Percentile - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.