The benchmark interest rate in Hungary was last recorded at 6.50 percent. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Hungary Interest Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Historical dataset of the daily level of the federal funds rate back to 1954. The fed funds rate is the interest rate at which depository institutions (banks and credit unions) lend reserve balances to other depository institutions overnight, on an uncollateralized basis. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets eight times a year to determine the federal funds target rate.

The Volcker Shock was a period of historically high interest rates precipitated by Federal Reserve Chairperson Paul Volcker's decision to raise the central bank's key interest rate, the Fed funds effective rate, during the first three years of his term. Volcker was appointed chairperson of the Fed in August 1979 by President Jimmy Carter, as replacement for William Miller, who Carter had made his treasury secretary. Volcker was one of the most hawkish (supportive of tighter monetary policy to stem inflation) members of the Federal Reserve's committee, and quickly set about changing the course of monetary policy in the U.S. in order to quell inflation. The Volcker Shock is remembered for bringing an end to over a decade of high inflation in the United States, prompting a deep recession and high unemployment, and for spurring on debt defaults among developing countries in Latin America who had borrowed in U.S. dollars.

Monetary tightening and the recessions of the early '80s

Beginning in October 1979, Volcker's Fed tightened monetary policy by raising interest rates. This decision had the effect of depressing demand and slowing down the U.S. economy, as credit became more expensive for households and businesses. The Fed funds rate, the key overnight rate at which banks lend their excess reserves to each other, rose as high as 17.6 percent in early 1980. The rate was allowed to fall back below 10 percent following this first peak, however, due to worries that inflation was not falling fast enough, a second cycle of monetary tightening was embarked upon starting in August of 1980. The rate would reach its all-time peak in June of 1981, at 19.1 percent. The second recession sparked by these hikes was far deeper than the 1980 recession, with unemployment peaking at 10.8 percent in December 1980, the highest level since The Great Depression. This recession would drive inflation to a low point during Volcker's terms of 2.5 percent in August 1983.

The legacy of the Volcker Shock

By the end of Volcker's terms as Fed Chair, inflation was at a manageable rate of around four percent, while unemployment had fallen under six percent, as the economy grew and business confidence returned. While supporters of Volcker's actions point to these numbers as proof of the efficacy of his actions, critics have claimed that there were less harmful ways that inflation could have been brought under control. The recessions of the early 1980s are cited as accelerating deindustrialization in the U.S., as manufacturing jobs lost in 'rust belt' states such as Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania never returned during the years of recovery. The Volcker Shock was also a driving factor behind the Latin American debt crises of the 1980s, as governments in the region defaulted on debts which they had incurred in U.S. dollars. Debates about the validity of using interest rate hikes to get inflation under control have recently re-emerged due to the inflationary pressures facing the U.S. following the Coronavirus pandemic and the Federal Reserve's subsequent decision to embark on a course of monetary tightening.

Egypt EG: Real Interest Rate data was reported at -3.870 % pa in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.922 % pa for 2016. Egypt EG: Real Interest Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 2.945 % pa from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2017, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.650 % pa in 1981 and a record low of -11.289 % pa in 1987. Egypt EG: Real Interest Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.World Bank.WDI: Interest Rates. Real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files using World Bank data on the GDP deflator.; ;

United States Interest Rates: 12 Months Expectation: Same data was reported at 24.300 % in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 23.500 % for Jan 2025. United States Interest Rates: 12 Months Expectation: Same data is updated monthly, averaging 29.800 % from Jun 1987 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 453 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 43.700 % in Dec 1997 and a record low of 13.600 % in Mar 1989. United States Interest Rates: 12 Months Expectation: Same data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The Conference Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.H044: Consumer Confidence Index: Interest Rate Expectation. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

United States Interest Rates: 12 Months Expectation: Lower data was reported at 24.000 % in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 27.100 % for Jan 2025. United States Interest Rates: 12 Months Expectation: Lower data is updated monthly, averaging 12.100 % from Jun 1987 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 453 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 45.800 % in Jan 1991 and a record low of 5.200 % in Jun 2018. United States Interest Rates: 12 Months Expectation: Lower data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The Conference Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.H044: Consumer Confidence Index: Interest Rate Expectation. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

CPI with fixed interest rate MoM in Sweden increased to 0.90 percent in February from 0.40 percent in January of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Sweden CPI With Fixed Interest Rate (CPIF) MoM.

Bolivia BO: Lending Interest Rate data was reported at 8.644 % pa in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.765 % pa for 2022. Bolivia BO: Lending Interest Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 14.470 % pa from Dec 1987 (Median) to 2023, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 55.967 % pa in 1996 and a record low of 7.592 % pa in 2020. Bolivia BO: Lending Interest Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bolivia – Table BO.World Bank.WDI: Interest Rates. Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.;International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.;;

Graph and download economic data for Interest Rates: 3-Month or 90-Day Rates and Yields: Interbank Rates: Total for Finland (IR3TIB01FIM156N) from Jan 1987 to Feb 2025 about Finland, interbank, 3-month, yield, interest rate, interest, and rate.

Japan Housing Loan: Floating Interest Rate: City Banks data was reported at 2.475 % pa in Oct 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 2.475 % pa for Sep 2018. Japan Housing Loan: Floating Interest Rate: City Banks data is updated monthly, averaging 2.475 % pa from Jun 1987 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 377 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.500 % pa in Jan 1991 and a record low of 2.375 % pa in Sep 2006. Japan Housing Loan: Floating Interest Rate: City Banks data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Japan. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.M014: Mortgage Rate.

Consumer Price Index, with fixed interest rate and at constant taxes (CPIF-CT), 1987=100 by observations and month

Key information about Sweden Long Term Interest Rate

• Sweden Long Term Interest Rate: Month Avg: Sweden: ECB Harmonised was reported at 2.26 % pa in Feb 2025, compared with 2.32 % pa in the previous month.
• Sweden Long Term Interest Rate data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1987 to Feb 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 13.75 % pa in Mar 1990 and a record low of -0.36 % pa in Aug 2019.
• Long Term Interest Rate is reported by reported by CEIC Data.