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Table 1: Intended federal funds rate: change and level, 1990 to present

 


Date

Change
(basis points*)


Level (percent)



Date

Change
(basis points*)


Level (percent)

Increase

Decrease

Increase

Decrease

2007

Sept 18

 

 

50

 

4.75

1998

Nov 17

Oct 15

Sept 29

 

 

25

25

25

 

4.75

5.00

5.25

2006

June 29

May 10

March 28

Jan 31

 

25

25

25

25

 

 

 

5.25

5.00

4.75

4.50

1997

March 25

 

25

 

 

5.50

2005

Dec 13

Nov 1

Sept 20

August 9

June 30

May 3

March 22

Feb 2

 

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

 

 

4.25

4.00

3.75

3.50

3.25

3.00

2.75

2.50

1996

Jan 31

 

 

 

25

 

5.25

2004

Dec 14

Nov 10

Sept 21

August 10

June 30

 

25

25

25

25

25

 

 

2.25

2.00

1.75

1.50

1.25

1995

Dec 19

July 6

Feb 1

 

 

 50

 

25

25

 

5.50

5.75

6.00

2003

June 25

 

 

 

25

 

1.00

1994

Nov 15

August 16

May 17

April 18

March 22

Feb 4

 

75

50

50

25

25

25

 

 

5.50

4.75

4.25

3.75

3.50

3.25

2002

Nov 6

 

 

50

 

1.25

1992

Sept 4

July 2

April 9

 

 

25

50

25

 

3.00

3.25

3.75

2001

Dec 11

Nov 6

Oct 2

Sept 17

August 21

June 27

May 15

April 18

March 20

Jan 31

Jan 3

 

 

25

50

50

50

25

25

50

50

50

50

50

 

1.75

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

3.75

4.00

4.50

5.00

5.50

6.00

1991

Dec 20

Dec 6

Nov 6

Oct 31

Sept 13

August 6

April 30

March 8

Feb 1

Jan 9

 

 

 

50

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

50

25

 

4.00

4.50

4.75

5.00

5.25

5.50

5.75

6.00

6.25

6.75

2000

May 16

March 21

Feb 2

 

50

25

25

 

 

6.50

6.00

5.75

1990

Dec 18

Dec 7

Nov 13

Oct 29

July 13

 

 

25

25

25

25

25

 

7.00

7.25

7.50

7.75

8.00

1999

Nov 16

August 24

June 30

 

25

25

25

 

 

5.50

5.25

5.00

 

 

 

 

 


 

Figure 2: Federal funds rate: July 1984–December 2006



Figure 3: P
etition from “Concerned Real Estate Appraisers from across America”



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