Meet The New Interest Rate, Same As The Old Interest Rate

For a third meeting in a row, the Federal Reserve held the fed funds rate steady on Wednesday rather than raising it for an 12th time since it began its anti-inflation campaign in March 2022. (To see a specific data point, tap or hover over that area of the chart.)

The Fed switched to a target range from a target point for the fed funds rate in December 2008.
Chart: Diccon Hyatt / Investopedia Source: Federal Reserve
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