Market Data: Fed Funds Rate & Discount Rate, FOMC Meeting Calendar
August 9th, 2012 by Marc ProsserMarket Data : Treasury Yields, Municipal Bond rates, Bond Fund Prices, CD Rates, Savings Accounts
Treasury Yields: Yield Curve, Historical Interest Rates, FED Funds Rate, Savings Bonds
Fed Funds Target Rate 1982 -2008 (see below for more recent data)
Fed Funds Target Rate – Upper Limit (2009 – Present)
—–It hasn’t changed from 0.25 and the Fed has indicated that its plans to keep the Fed Fund Target Rate at 0.00% – 0.25% until at least 2015.
Fed Funds Discount Rate
The Fed Funds Discount Rate is currently o.75%. It was last changed on February 19th, 2010 for 0.50%. For historical data, please visit the New York Federal Reserve.
FOMC (Federal Reserve Open Market Committee) Meeting Schedule
2012 FOMC Meetings
| September | 12-13* | |||
| October | 23-24 | |||
| December | 11-12* |
2013 FOMC Meetings
| January | 29-30 | |||
| March | 19-20* | |||
| April/May | 30-1 | |||
| June | 18-19* | |||
| July | 30-31 | |||
| September | 17-18* | |||
| October | 29-30 | |||
| December | 17-18* |