Dec 10, 2025 · Forbes Advisor has compiled this history as a handy guide to the course of the federal funds rate and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions over the last 35 years.

Interactive chart showing the current and historical daily level of the U.S. federal funds interest rate back to 1954. The fed funds rate is the interest rate at which depository institutions (banks and credit …

Dec 8, 2025 · 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 …

Sep 17, 2025 · U.S. interest rates charted over time since 1954, from highs above 19% in the 1980s to the Federal Reserve's latest cut in September 2025.

1 day ago · View data of the Effective Federal Funds Rate, or the interest rate depository institutions charge each other for overnight loans of funds.

Dec 10, 2025 · The benchmark interest rate in the United States was last recorded at 3.75 percent. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Fed Funds Rate - plus previous releases, …

Nov 15, 2025 · In 1954, interest rates were low as the economy expanded, but inflation remained low. An overheating economy in the late 1960s saw a re-emergence of inflation and interest rates were …