To help consumers understand the historical significance of the Fed’s rapid rate hikes in the post-pandemic era, Bankrate compiled this guide of the Fed’s previous rate moves from 1981 to the ...

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 since 1990. The federal funds rate is the ...

The CMEFedWatch Tool estimates the probability of future interest rate moves. The tool is updated in real-time in response to economic data releases, Fed statements, and market movements. The chart ...

That’s where rates stood until the fall of 2024 when the Fed cut borrowing costs by a full percentage point over the course of four months. While still elevated compared to recent history ...

Powell’s Fed peaked interest rates at +5.25-5.50% from September 2023 for a full year. The last time the Fed funds rate was that high was for a couple months in early 2001, shortly after the ...

With the Fed refraining from cutting in its January and March 2025 meetings, that’s where rates stand today. Even with recent cuts, interest rates are still high relative to recent history.

The Federal Reserve took a wait-and-see approach to an uncertain US economy Wednesday, opting to leave interest rates unchanged at the close of its March meeting. That decision leaves the ...