Glossary

Federal funds target range

The federal funds target range is the span for the overnight federal funds rate that the Federal Open Market Committee sets. The Fed uses its tools, including open market operations such as overnight reverse repurchase agreements, to help keep the federal funds rate in that range.

Latest print

The target range over time

Federal funds target range and effective rate

Band: the target range as printed with each EFFR. Line: the effective federal funds rate. Dots: dates the printed range changed. Percent.

Time range for Federal funds target range and effective rate
3.40%3.60%3.80%4.00%4.20%4.40%Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26Latest change Sep 17, 20263.40%3.60%3.80%4.00%4.20%4.40%Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26Latest change Sep 17, 2026
0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%20222023202420252026Latest change Sep 17, 20260.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%20222023202420252026Latest change Sep 17, 2026
0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%20182020202220242026Latest change Sep 17, 20260.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%20182020202220242026Latest change Sep 17, 2026
0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%20052010201520202025Latest change Sep 17, 20260.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%20052010201520202025Latest change Sep 17, 2026
  • Target range 3.75% to 4.00% first printed Sep 17, 2026
  • Effective rate (EFFR) 3.88% Oct 2, 2026

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Markets Data API, effective federal funds rate · as of · retrieved

Data
Every date the printed target range changed, with the effective rate that day
DateRange lowRange highEFFR
Dec 16, 20080.00%0.25%0.17%
Dec 17, 20150.25%0.50%0.37%
Dec 15, 20160.50%0.75%0.66%
Mar 16, 20170.75%1.00%0.91%
Jun 15, 20171.00%1.25%1.16%
Dec 14, 20171.25%1.50%1.41%
Mar 22, 20181.50%1.75%1.68%
Jun 14, 20181.75%2.00%1.90%
Sep 27, 20182.00%2.25%2.18%
Dec 20, 20182.25%2.50%2.40%
Aug 1, 20192.00%2.25%2.14%
Sep 19, 20191.75%2.00%1.90%
Oct 31, 20191.50%1.75%1.58%
Mar 4, 20201.00%1.25%1.09%
Mar 16, 20200.00%0.25%0.25%
Mar 17, 20220.25%0.50%0.33%
May 5, 20220.75%1.00%0.83%
Jun 16, 20221.50%1.75%1.58%
Jul 28, 20222.25%2.50%2.33%
Sep 22, 20223.00%3.25%3.08%
Nov 3, 20223.75%4.00%3.83%
Dec 15, 20224.25%4.50%4.33%
Feb 2, 20234.50%4.75%4.58%
Mar 23, 20234.75%5.00%4.83%
May 4, 20235.00%5.25%5.08%
Jul 27, 20235.25%5.50%5.33%
Sep 19, 20244.75%5.00%4.83%
Nov 8, 20244.50%4.75%4.58%
Dec 19, 20244.25%4.50%4.33%
Sep 18, 20254.00%4.25%4.08%
Oct 30, 20253.75%4.00%3.87%
Dec 11, 20253.50%3.75%3.64%
Sep 17, 20263.75%4.00%3.88%
Effective rate, the last print of each calendar quarter (a sample of the plotted line)
DateEFFR
Sep 29, 20006.60%
Dec 29, 20005.41%
Mar 30, 20015.29%
Jun 29, 20013.95%
Sep 28, 20012.75%
Dec 31, 20011.52%
Mar 29, 20021.74%
Jun 28, 20021.73%
Sep 30, 20021.85%
Dec 31, 20021.16%
Mar 31, 20031.38%
Jun 30, 20031.45%
Sep 30, 20031.17%
Dec 31, 20030.94%
Mar 31, 20041.05%
Jun 30, 20041.38%
Sep 30, 20041.94%
Dec 31, 20041.97%
Mar 31, 20052.96%
Jun 30, 20053.35%
Sep 30, 20053.93%
Dec 30, 20054.09%
Mar 31, 20065.00%
Jun 30, 20065.05%
Sep 29, 20065.34%
Dec 29, 20065.17%
Mar 30, 20075.30%
Jun 29, 20075.31%
Sep 28, 20074.58%
Dec 31, 20073.06%
Mar 31, 20082.51%
Jun 30, 20082.47%
Sep 30, 20082.03%
Dec 31, 20080.14%
Mar 31, 20090.16%
Jun 30, 20090.22%
Sep 30, 20090.07%
Dec 31, 20090.05%
Mar 31, 20100.09%
Jun 30, 20100.09%
Sep 30, 20100.15%
Dec 31, 20100.13%
Mar 31, 20110.10%
Jun 30, 20110.07%
Sep 30, 20110.06%
Dec 30, 20110.04%
Mar 30, 20120.09%
Jun 29, 20120.09%
Sep 28, 20120.09%
Dec 31, 20120.09%
Mar 29, 20130.09%
Jun 28, 20130.07%
Sep 30, 20130.06%
Dec 31, 20130.07%
Mar 31, 20140.06%
Jun 30, 20140.09%
Sep 30, 20140.07%
Dec 31, 20140.06%
Mar 31, 20150.06%
Jun 30, 20150.08%
Sep 30, 20150.07%
Dec 31, 20150.20%
Mar 31, 20160.25%
Jun 30, 20160.30%
Sep 30, 20160.29%
Dec 30, 20160.55%
Mar 31, 20170.82%
Jun 30, 20171.06%
Sep 29, 20171.06%
Dec 29, 20171.33%
Mar 30, 20181.67%
Jun 29, 20181.91%
Sep 28, 20182.18%
Dec 31, 20182.40%
Mar 29, 20192.43%
Jun 28, 20192.40%
Sep 30, 20191.90%
Dec 31, 20191.55%
Mar 31, 20200.08%
Jun 30, 20200.08%
Sep 30, 20200.09%
Dec 31, 20200.09%
Mar 31, 20210.06%
Jun 30, 20210.08%
Sep 30, 20210.06%
Dec 31, 20210.07%
Mar 31, 20220.33%
Jun 30, 20221.58%
Sep 30, 20223.08%
Dec 30, 20224.33%
Mar 31, 20234.83%
Jun 30, 20235.08%
Sep 29, 20235.33%
Dec 29, 20235.33%
Mar 29, 20245.33%
Jun 28, 20245.33%
Sep 30, 20244.83%
Dec 31, 20244.33%
Mar 31, 20254.33%
Jun 30, 20254.33%
Sep 30, 20254.09%
Dec 31, 20253.64%
Mar 31, 20263.64%
Jun 30, 20263.63%
Sep 30, 20263.88%
Oct 2, 20263.88%

Sources

Checked against these official pages on Monday, October 5, 2026. Quoted text is copied word for word.

  • Federal Reserve Board, Open Market Operations

    the Federal Reserve first used overnight reverse repurchase agreements (ON RRPs)--a type of OMO--as a supplementary policy tool, as necessary, to help control the federal funds rate and keep it in the target range set by the FOMC.