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.

The U.S. federal funds effective rate underwent a dramatic reduction in early 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The rate plummeted from 1.58 percent in February 2020 to 0.65 percent in March, and further decreased to 0.05 percent in April. This sharp reduction, accompanied by the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing program, was implemented to stabilize the economy during the global health crisis. After maintaining historically low rates for nearly two years, the Federal Reserve began a series of rate hikes in early 2022, with the rate moving from 0.33 percent in April 2022 to 5.33 percent in August 2023. The rate remained unchanged for over a year, before the Federal Reserve initiated its first rate cut in nearly three years in September 2024, bringing the rate to 5.13 percent. By December 2024, the rate was cut to 4.48 percent, signaling a shift in monetary policy in the second half of 2024. In January 2025, the Federal Reserve implemented another cut, setting the rate at 4.33 percent, which remained unchanged throughout the following months. What is the federal funds effective rate? The U.S. federal funds effective rate determines the interest rate paid by depository institutions, such as banks and credit unions, that lend reserve balances to other depository institutions overnight. Changing the effective rate in times of crisis is a common way to stimulate the economy, as it has a significant impact on the whole economy, such as economic growth, employment, and inflation. Central bank policy rates The adjustment of interest rates in response to the COVID-19 pandemic was a coordinated global effort. In early 2020, central banks worldwide implemented aggressive monetary easing policies to combat the economic crisis. The U.S. Federal Reserve's dramatic reduction of its federal funds rate - from 1.58 percent in February 2020 to 0.05 percent by April - mirrored similar actions taken by central banks globally. While these low rates remained in place throughout 2021, mounting inflationary pressures led to a synchronized tightening cycle beginning in 2022, with central banks pushing rates to multi-year highs. By mid-2024, as inflation moderated across major economies, central banks began implementing their first rate cuts in several years, with the U.S. Federal Reserve, Bank of England, and European Central Bank all easing 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.

Inflation Rate in the United States remained unchanged at 2.70 percent in July. This dataset provides - United States Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Fixed 30-year mortgage rates in the United States averaged 6.67 percent in the week ending August 8 of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States MBA 30-Yr Mortgage Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The benchmark interest rate in Russia was last recorded at 18 percent. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Russia Interest Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for Personal Saving Rate (PSAVERT) from Jan 1959 to Jun 2025 about savings, personal, rate, and USA.

30 Year Mortgage Rate in the United States decreased to 6.58 percent in August 14 from 6.63 percent in the previous week. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States 30 Year Mortgage Rate.

The benchmark interest rate in Brazil was last recorded at 15 percent. This dataset provides - Brazil Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The benchmark interest rate in Sweden was last recorded at 2 percent. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Sweden Interest Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The benchmark interest rate in China was last recorded at 3 percent. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - China Interest Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The benchmark interest rate in Indonesia was last recorded at 5.25 percent. This dataset provides - Indonesia Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The benchmark interest rate in Australia was last recorded at 3.60 percent. This dataset provides - Australia Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Executive Summary: Artificial intelligence (AI) is a transformative technology that holds promise for tremendous societal and economic benefit. AI has the potential to revolutionize how we live, work, learn, discover, and communicate. AI research can further our national priorities, including increased economic prosperity, improved educational opportunities and quality of life, and enhanced national and homeland security. Because of these potential benefits, the U.S. government has invested in AI research for many years. Yet, as with any significant technology in which the Federal government has interest, there are not only tremendous opportunities but also a number of considerations that must be taken into account in guiding the overall direction of Federally-funded R&D in AI. On May 3, 2016,the Administration announced the formation of a new NSTC Subcommittee on Machine Learning and Artificial intelligence, to help coordinate Federal activity in AI.1 This Subcommittee, on June 15, 2016, directed the Subcommittee on Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) to create a National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan. A NITRD Task Force on Artificial Intelligence was then formed to define the Federal strategic priorities for AI R&D, with particular attention on areas that industry is unlikely to address. This National Artificial Intelligence R&D Strategic Plan establishes a set of objectives for Federallyfunded AI research, both research occurring within the government as well as Federally-funded research occurring outside of government, such as in academia. The ultimate goal of this research is to produce new AI knowledge and technologies that provide a range of positive benefits to society, while minimizing the negative impacts. To achieve this goal, this AI R&D Strategic Plan identifies the following priorities for Federally-funded AI research: Strategy 1: Make long-term investments in AI research. Prioritize investments in the next generation of AI that will drive discovery and insight and enable the United States to remain a world leader in AI. Strategy 2: Develop effective methods for human-AI collaboration. Rather than replace humans, most AI systems will collaborate with humans to achieve optimal performance. Research is needed to create effective interactions between humans and AI systems. Strategy 3: Understand and address the ethical, legal, and societal implications of AI. We expect AI technologies to behave according to the formal and informal norms to which we hold our fellow humans. Research is needed to understand the ethical, legal, and social implications of AI, and to develop methods for designing AI systems that align with ethical, legal, and societal goals. Strategy 4: Ensure the safety and security of AI systems. Before AI systems are in widespread use, assurance is needed that the systems will operate safely and securely, in a controlled, well-defined, and well-understood manner. Further progress in research is needed to address this challenge of creating AI systems that are reliable, dependable, and trustworthy. Strategy 5: Develop shared public datasets and environments for AI training and testing. The depth, quality, and accuracy of training datasets and resources significantly affect AI performance. Researchers need to develop high quality datasets and environments and enable responsible access to high-quality datasets as well as to testing and training resources. Strategy 6: Measure and evaluate AI technologies through standards and benchmarks. . Essential to advancements in AI are standards, benchmarks, testbeds, and community engagement that guide and evaluate progress in AI. Additional research is needed to develop a broad spectrum of evaluative techniques. Strategy 7: Better understand the national AI R&D workforce needs. Advances in AI will require a strong community of AI researchers. An improved understanding of current and future R&D workforce demands in AI is needed to help ensure that sufficient AI experts are available to address the strategic R&D areas outlined in this plan. The AI R&D Strategic Plan closes with two recommendations: Recommendation 1: Develop an AI R&D implementation framework to identify S&T opportunities and support effective coordination of AI R&D investments, consistent with Strategies 1-6 of this plan. Recommendation 2: Study the national landscape for creating and sustaining a healthy AI R&D workforce, consistent with Strategy 7 of this plan.

The study on current energy policy issues was conducted by the opinion research institute Kantar on behalf of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government. During the survey period 17.08.2022 to 23.08.2022, the German-speaking population aged 14 and over was surveyed in telephone interviews (CATI) on the following topics: attitudes to energy policy with a focus on energy saving and the evaluation of different energy sources. The respondents were selected by a multi-stage random sample within the framework of a multi-topic survey (Emnid bus) including landline and mobile phone numbers (dual-frame sample). Reduction of energy consumption in Germany necessary to ensure a stable energy supply in the coming winter and to achieve the target of no more than 1.5 degrees of global warming; companies or industry, citizens or both have a duty to reduce energy consumption in Germany; government requirements for citizens and companies or industry to save energy vs. their own decision; future energy sources in Germany (coal, nuclear energy, wind power, solar energy, biogas, hydropower, oil, natural gas); type of natural gas used in the future (natural gas extracted in Germany with the help of fracking, liquefied natural gas from abroad, for which liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals must be built, natural gas delivered from abroad through pipelines to Germany and Europe); energy topics on which one would like more information from the federal government (guaranteeing a secure energy supply in Germany, measures taken by the federal government to save energy in Germany, tips on saving energy in the household, measures already taken by the federal government to relieve citizens from rising energy prices, measures still planned by the federal government to relieve citizens from rising energy prices); assessment of the measures taken so far by the Federal Government to secure the energy supply in Germany and to relieve citizens from rising energy prices as sufficient; target group for relief from rising energy prices (all citizens, only low-income households, all employed persons and additionally special subsidies for low-income households). Demography: sex; age; highest level of education; occupation; household size; number of people in the household aged 14 and over; party preference; voter eligibility; household net income (grouped); survey by mobile or landline. In addition, the following was coded: serial respondent number; weighting factor; interview date; city size (BIK city size, political city size); federal state; survey area west/east. Die Studie über aktuelle Fragen zur Energiepolitik wurde vom Meinungsforschungsinstitut Kantar im Auftrag des Presse- und Informationsamts der Bundesregierung durchgeführt. Im Erhebungszeitraum 17.08.2022 bis 23.08.2022 wurde die deutschsprachige Bevölkerung ab 14 Jahren in telefonischen Interviews (CATI) zu folgenden Themen befragt: Einstellungen zur Energiepolitik mit Schwerpunkt Energiesparen sowie die Bewertung verschiedener Energieträger. Die Auswahl der Befragten erfolgte durch eine mehrstufige Zufallsstichprobe im Rahmen einer Mehrthemenbefragung (Emnid-Bus) unter Einschluss von Festnetz- und Mobilfunknummern (Dual-Frame Stichprobe). Senken des Energieverbrauchs in Deutschland nötig, um eine stabile Energieversorgung im kommenden Winter zu gewährleisten und um das Ziel von höchstens 1,5 Grad Erderwärmung zu erreichen; Unternehmen bzw. die Industrie, Bürgerinnen und Bürger oder beide in der Pflicht den Energieverbrauch in Deutschland zu senken; staatliche Vorgaben zum Energiesparen für Bürgerinnen und Bürger sowie für Unternehmen bzw. Industrie vs. deren eigene Entscheidung; zukünftige Energieträger in Deutschland (Kohle, Kernenergie, Windkraft, Solarenergie, Biogas, Wasserkraft, Erdöl, Erdgas); Art des in Zukunft genutzten Erdgases (mithilfe von Fracking in Deutschland gefördertes Erdgas, Flüssiggas aus dem Ausland, wozu Flüssigerdgas-Terminals (LNG) errichtet werden müssen, aus dem Ausland durch Pipelines nach Deutschland und Europa geliefertes Erdgas); Energiethemen, zu denen man sich von der Bundesregierung mehr Informationen wünscht (Gewährleistung einer sicheren Energieversorgung in Deutschland, Maßnahmen der Bundesregierung zur Energieeinsparung in Deutschland, Tipps zum Energiesparen im Haushalt, bereits getroffene Maßnahmen der Bundesregierung zur Entlastung der Bürgerinnen und Bürger von steigenden Energiepreisen, noch geplante Maßnahmen der Bundesregierung zur Entlastung der Bürgerinnen und Bürger von steigenden Energiepreisen); Bewertung der bisherigen Maßnahmen der Bundesregierung zur Sicherung der Energieversorgung in Deutschland sowie zur Entlastung der Bürgerinnen und Bürger von steigenden Energiepreisen als ausreichend; Zielgruppe für die Entlastung von steigenden Energiepreisen (alle Bürgerinnen und Bürger, nur einkommensschwache Haushalte, alle Erwerbstätigen und zusätzlich spezielle Zuschüsse für einkommensschwache Haushalte). Demographie: Geschlecht; Alter; höchster Bildungsabschluss; Berufstätigkeit; Haushaltsgröße; Anzahl der Personen im Haushalt ab 14 Jahren; Parteipräferenz; Wahlberechtigung; Haushaltsnettoeinkommen (gruppiert); Erhebung per Mobilfunk oder Festnetz. Zusätzlich verkodet wurde: laufende Befragtennummer; Gewichtungsfaktor; Interviewdatum; Ortsgröße (BIK-Ortsgröße, politische Ortsgröße); Bundesland; Befragungsgebiet West/Ost.

The benchmark interest rate in Turkey was last recorded at 43 percent. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Turkey Interest Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Since 1996, the Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr (ZMSBw) has conducted a representative survey of the German population on defense and security policy issues on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Defense. In 2012, this study was continued. For this purpose, N = 2627 persons were interviewed on various issues from August 29, 2012 until September 26, 2012. The present survey focused in particular on threat perception and sense of security, attitudes toward Germany´s role in the world, public perception of the Federal Armed Forces, attitudes toward foreign missions, areas of responsibility of the Federal Armed Forces at home and abroad, attractiveness of voluntary military service. Security policy opinion: feeling of being threatened by: severe economic crisis in Germany, reduction of social benefits, loss of or no job, insufficient financial security in case of unemployment, old age and illness, ageing society, immigration of foreigners to Germany, political extremism or religious fundamentalism in Germany, worldwide spread of a dangerous disease or epidemic, terrorist attacks in Germany or outside of Germany, nuclear, chemical or biological weapons in the hands of terrorists, wars or military conflicts in the world, military attack on the Federal Republic of Germany, worldwide climate change due to global warming, major natural disasters, severe economic crisis in Europe, rising prices, national debt of Germany or the Federal Republic of Germany, European countries; assessment of the current security situation of the country; personal feeling of security; Germany´s role in the world: increase vs. decrease of the responsibility to be borne by Germany on the international level; preference for a rather active vs. rather passive international policy of Germany; reasons why Germany helps to cope with problems and crises in other countries and regions or should keep out of it (open); importance of various foreign and security policy objectives of the Federal Government (securing world peace, promoting the spread of democracy and the rule of law, contributing to respect for human rights worldwide, promoting economic development in poorer countries, combating international terrorism, providing disaster relief, protecting the environment, strengthening the European Union´s ability to act, combating exploitation and oppression, limiting climate change, securing Germany´s energy supply, securing free world trade, guaranteeing Germany´s security and stability, commitment to arms control and disarmament). 2. Attitude towards the Federal Armed Forces: positive or negative attitude towards the Federal Armed Forces; personal relation to the Federal Armed Forces (interviewee is or was himself in the Federal Armed Forces, close relative/ member of the circle of friends or acquaintances was or is in the Federal Armed Forces, location of the Federal Armed Forces close to home, disaster mission of the Federal Armed Forces close to home or for the interviewee personally, other personal contacts with the Federal Armed Forces - open). 3. Foreign deployments of the Federal Armed Forces: perception of various foreign missions of the Federal Armed Forces (ISAF mission in Afghanistan, KFOR mission in Kosovo, ATALANTA mission off the coast of Somalia, UNIFIL mission in Lebanon); approval or rejection of Federal Armed Forces participation in the respective foreign missions; impact of the ISAF deployment of the Federal Armed Forces in Afghanistan on various areas (security situation in the Federal Armed Forces-controlled region in northern Afghanistan, living conditions of the people in the controlled region, Afghanistan´s development opportunities, the fight against drug cultivation in Afghanistan, the fight against international terrorism, stability of the region as a whole, Germany´s standing in the Islamic world, security situation in Germany, standing of the Federal Armed Forces in the FRG, standing of the FRG in the Western world); evaluation of the success of the ISAF mission of the Federal Armed Forces in Afghanistan; agreement on the continuation of the ISAF mission of the Federal Armed Forces vs. ending the ISAF mission and withdrawal of all Federal Armed Forces soldiers; reasons for this opinion (open); opinion on a participation of Germany in another foreign mission like ISAF in the near future. 4. Tasks and equipment of the Federal Armed Forces: preferences with regard to the tasks of the Federal Armed Forces abroad (e.g. preventing a terrorist attack on Germany, stabilising the security situation in a crisis region in Africa, participation in the fight against international terrorism, etc.) and in Germany (e.g. disaster relief, rescue of missing persons, defence in the event of a military attack on Germany, etc.); opinion on increasing defence expenditure; opinion on increasing the number of Federal Armed Forces soldiers. 5. Comparison of institutions: trust in institutions (public schools, German Bundestag, statutory pension insurance, political parties, Federal Employment Agency, trade unions, Federal Constitutional Court, statutory health insurance, Federal Armed Forces, police, Protestant Church, Catholic Church, Federal Criminal Police Office, Federal Intelligence Service, Federal Government, Office for the Protection of the Constitution); reasons for trust or lack of trust in the Federal Armed Forces. 6.Attractiveness of the employer: area of employment (private sector, self-employed, public service, organisation or association); number of employees in the company or institution; sector; assessment of the current employer with regard to various work criteria (e.g. challenging and interesting work, self-development, constantly taking on new tasks, exemplary superiors, nice colleagues, dealing with many people, co-determination of all employees, camaraderie and teamwork, good pay, extensive social benefits, healthy working conditions, childcare facilities, etc.); reasons for trust or lack of trust in the Bundeswehr. ); satisfaction with the current employer; characterisation of the employment relationship with regard to: loyalty to the employer, motivation to work, identification with the employer and attractiveness of the employer; assessment of the Federal Armed Forces as a possible employer with regard to the above-mentioned work criteria. Persons aged 16 to 24 years: professional activity in the Federal Armed Forces as a soldier or as a civilian employee is conceivable; attitude towards the Federal Armed Forces as an employer (attractive employer, would like to be employed in the Federal Armed Forces, could well imagine joining the Federal Armed Forces, would only join the Federal Armed Forces if no other option, lack of attractive career prospects, employment in the Federal Armed Forces is out of the question under any circumstances). All persons from 16 to 65 years: personal attractiveness of different employers (e.g. Adidas, Airbus, Allianz Versicherung, BASF, Krauss-Maffei, Bertelsmann, BMW, German Red Cross, etc.). 7. Compatibility of family and work: care situation of children on an average weekday (number of hours); care of family members in need of care; care level of the family member in need of care; other extraordinary burdens in the private or family sphere; type of extraordinary burdens (open); burdensome occupational situation due to e.g. commuting, work under great time and performance pressure, frequent business trips, work at weekends or in shifts, overtime, etc. feeling of being burdened by the above-mentioned points; compatibility of work with private and family life; own efforts to better reconcile family and career (e.g. strongly structured and organised daily routine, shortening working hours in order to have more time for the family, renouncing leisure activities, etc.); further possibilities to better reconcile family and career (open); special offers of the employer to better reconcile family and career (e.g. e.g. flexible daily and weekly working hours, priority when planning holidays for employees with children, teleworking, etc. other special offers of the employer; taking advantage of these offers of the employer; preferences with regard to special offers of the employer; particularly important offers for a better work-life balance (open); satisfaction with the offers of the employer for a better work-life balance; effects of the professional situation on private and family life; relationship between working life and private and family life; satisfaction with different areas of life; overall life satisfaction; life events in the last five years (moving in with a partner, parenthood, new life partner, separation from a long-term partner, marriage, divorce); reasons for separation from partner in connection with work; reasons for separation (open). Demography: sex; age; marital status; living with a partner; number of children under 18 in the household; age of the children; German nationality; other nationality; country of birth Germany; country of birth; highest level of education or school-leaving qualification sought; vocational training qualification; employment status; number of employment relationships in dependent employment; self-employed or freelance; weekly working hours; activity if not gainfully employed; occupational status; net household income (grouped); party preference (Sunday question). Additionally coded: case number; age groups; federal state; city size; weight.

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.

The Crisis Monitor has been conducted regularly by the opinion research institute forsa on behalf of the Press and Information Office of the German Federal Government since calendar week 1/2023. The Crisis Monitor is a continuation of the representative population surveys Trendquestions Ukraine on the topic of Germany and the Ukraine war conducted regularly by forsa in the period from calendar week 13/2022 to 50/2022. The individual question areas were adjusted depending on the survey period. In the survey period from 13.03.2023 to 15.03.2023, the German-speaking resident population aged 14 and older was surveyed in telephone interviews (CATI). Respondents were selected using a multistage random sample. Germany should continue to maintain the adopted economic sanctions against Russia vs. extent of concern about the following in connection with the war in Ukraine: Germany is being dragged into a war with Russia, Germany is taking on too much by taking in refugees from Ukraine, everything is becoming more expensive, use of nuclear weapons, endangerment of energy supply in Germany, personal financial situation is worsening, financial difficulties due to additional payments for electricity and energy costs; satisfaction with regard to the way the Federal Government is dealing with the effects of the war in Ukraine on Germany; relief measures adopted by the Federal Government so far in view of rising prices are sufficient vs. further relief is necessary; importance of further relief by the government for one´s own household; being informed about relief received; perceived relief of one´s own budget by the federal government´s relief measures (noticeable, hardly relieved or not relieved at all; split: noticeably, somewhat, hardly relieved or not relieved at all). Demography: sex; age (grouped); employment; education; party preference in the next federal election; voting behavior in the last federal election; general assessment of income (low, medium, high). Additionally coded: region; federal state; weighting factor. Der Krisenmonitor wird vom Meinungsforschungsinstitut forsa im Auftrag des Presse- und Informationsamtes der Bundesregierung seit Kalenderwoche 1/2023 regelmäßig durchgeführt. Der Krisenmonitor ist die Fortsetzung der im Zeitraum von Kalenderwoche 13/2022 bis 50/2022 regelmäßig von forsa durchgeführten repräsentativen Bevölkerungsbefragungen Trendfragen Ukraine zum Thema Deutschland und der Ukraine-Krieg. Die einzelnen Fragengebiete wurden je nach Befragungszeitraum angepasst. Im Erhebungszeitraum 13.03.2023 bis 15.03.2023 wurde die deutschsprachige Wohnbevölkerung ab 14 Jahren in telefonischen Interviews (CATI) befragt. Die Auswahl der Befragten erfolgte durch eine mehrstufige Zufallsstichprobe. Deutschland sollte die beschlossenen wirtschaftlichen Sanktionen gegen Russland weiterhin aufrechterhalten vs. beenden; Ausmaß der Sorgen über folgendes im Zusammenhang mit dem Krieg in der Ukraine: Deutschland wird in einen Krieg mit Russland hineingezogen, Deutschland übernimmt sich mit der Aufnahme von Flüchtlingen aus der Ukraine, alles wird teurer, Einsatz von Atomwaffen, Gefährdung der Energieversorgung in Deutschland, persönliche finanzielle Situation verschlechtert sich, finanzielle Schwierigkeiten durch Nachzahlungen für Strom- und Energiekosten; Zufriedenheit im Hinblick auf den Umgang der Bundesregierung mit den Auswirkungen des Ukraine-Krieges auf Deutschland; bisher von der Bundesregierung beschlossene Entlastungsmaßnahmen angesichts steigender Preise sind ausreichend vs. es sind weitere Entlastungen notwendig; Wichtigkeit weiterer Entlastungen durch den Staat für den eigenen Haushalt; Informiertheit über erhaltene Entlastungen; empfundene Entlastung des eigenen Haushalts durch die Entlastungsmaßnahmen der Bundesregierung (spürbar, kaum oder gar nicht entlastet; Split: deutlich, etwas, kaum oder gar nicht entlastet). Demographie: Geschlecht; Alter (gruppiert); Erwerbstätigkeit; Bildung; Parteipräferenz bei der nächsten Bundestagswahl; Wahlverhalten bei der letzten Bundestagswahl; allgemeine Einschätzung des Einkommens (niedrig, mittel, hoch). Zusätzlich verkodet wurde: Region; Bundesland; Gewichtungsfaktor.

The benchmark interest rate in Canada was last recorded at 2.75 percent. This dataset provides - Canada Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.