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September 3, 2010

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Target Federal Funds Rates and Discount Rates: Historic Changes From 1971-Present

DATE
DISCOUNT RATE
FEDERAL FUNDS RATE
CHANGE
NEW PRIMARY
LEVEL
NEW SECONDARY
LEVEL
CHANGE
NEW LEVEL
2010
Feb 19
+.25
0.75
1.25
-
-
2008
Dec 16
-.75
0.50
1.00
-1 to -.75
0.00 - 0.25
Oct 29
-.50
1.25
1.75
-.50
1.00
Oct 8
-.50
1.75
2.25
-.50
1.50
Apr 30
-.25
2.25
2.75
-.25
2.00
Mar 18
-.75
2.50
3.00
-.75
2.25
Mar 16
-.25
3.25
3.75
-
-
Jan 30
-.50
3.50
4.00
-.50
3.00
Jan 22
-.75
4.00
4.50
-.75
3.50
2007
Dec 11
-.25
4.75
5.25
-.25
4.25
Oct 31
-.25
5.00
5.50
-.25
4.50
Sep 18
-.50
5.25
5.75
-.50
4.75
Aug 17
-.50
5.75
6.25
-
-
2006
Jun 29
+.25
6.25
6.75
+.25
5.25
May 10
+.25
6.00
6.50
+.25
5.00
Mar 28
+.25
5.75
6.25
+.25
4.75
Jan 31
+.25
5.50
6.00
+.25
4.50
2005
Dec 13
+.25
5.25
5.75
+.25
4.25
Nov 1
+.25
5.00
5.50
+.25
4.00
Sep 20
+.25
4.75
5.25
+.25
3.75
Aug 9
+.25
4.50
5.00
+.25
3.50
Jun 30
+.25
4.25
4.75
+.25
3.25
May 3
+.25
4.00
4.50
+.25
3.00
Mar 22
+.25
3.75
4.25
+.25
2.75
Feb 2
+.25
3.50
4.00
+.25
2.50
2004
Dec 14
+.25
3.25
3.75
+.25
2.25
Nov 10
+.25
3.00
3.50
+.25
2.00
Sep 21
+.25
2.75
3.25
+.25
1.75
Aug 10
+.25
2.50
3.00
+.25
1.50
Jun 30
+.25
2.25
2.75
+.25
1.25
2003
Jun 25
-.25
2.00
2.50
-.25
1.00
Jan 9
-
2.25
2.75
-
-


DATE
DISCOUNT RATE
FEDERAL FUNDS RATE
CHANGE
NEW LEVEL
CHANGE
NEW LEVEL/RANGE
2002
Nov 6
-1/2

3/4

-1/2
1 1/4
2001
Dec 11
-1/4
1 1/4
-1/4
1 3/4
Nov 6
-1/2
1 1/2
-1/2
2
Oct 2
-1/2
2
-1/2
2 1/2
Sep 17
-1/2
2 1/2
-1/2
3
Aug 21
-1/4
3
-1/4
3 1/2
Jun 27
-1/4
3 1/2
-1/4
3 3/4
May 15
-1/2
4
-1/2
4
Apr 18
-1/2
4 1/2
-1/2
4 1/2
Mar 20
-1/2
5
-1/2
5
Jan 31
-1/2
5 1/2
-1/2
5 1/2
Jan 4
-1/4
5 3/4
-
-
Jan 3
-1/4
-
-1/2
6
2000
May 19
+1/2
6
-
-
May 16
-
-
+1/2
6 1/2
Mar 21
+1/4
5 1/2
+1/4
6
Feb 2
+1/4
5 1/4
+1/4
5 3/4
1999
Nov 16
+1/4
5
+1/4
5 1/2
Aug 24
+1/4
4 3/4
+1/4
5 1/4
Jun 30
-
-
+1/4
5
1998
Nov 17
-1/4
4 1/2
-1/4
4 3/4
Oct 15
-1/4
4 3/4
-1/4
5
Sep 29
-
-
-1/4
5 1/4
1997
Mar 25
-
-
+1/4
5 1/2
1996
Jan 31
-1/4
5
-1/4
5 1/4
1995
Dec 19
-
-
-1/4
5 1/2
Jul 6
-
-
-1/4
5 3/4
Feb 1
+1/2
5 1/4
+1/2
6
1994
Nov 15
+3/4
4 3/4
+3/4
5 1/2
Aug 16
+1/2
4
+1/2
4 3/4
May 17
+1/2
3
+1/2
4 1/4
Apr 18
-
-
+1/4
3 3/4
Mar 22
-
-
+1/4
3 1/2
Feb 4
-
-
+1/4
3 1/4
1993
No
changes
-
-
-
-
1992        
Sep 3
-
-
-1/4
3
Jul 2
-1/2
3
-1/2
3 1/4
Apr 9
-
-
-1/4
3 3/4
1991
Dec 20
-1
3 1/2
-1/2
4
Dec 6
-1/2
4
-1/4
4 1/2
Nov 6
-1/2
4 1/2
-1/4
4 3/4
Oct 31
-
-
-1/4
5
Sep 13
-1/2
5
-1/4
5 1/4
Aug 6
-
-
-1/4
5 1/2
Apr 30
-1/2
5 1/2
-1/4
5 3/4
Mar 8
-
-
-1/4
6
Feb 1
-1/2
6
-1/2
6 1/4
Jan 9
-
-
-1/4
6 3/4
1990
Dec 18
-
-
-1/4
7
Dec 18-19
-1/2
6 1/2
-
-
Dec 7
-
-
-1/4
7 1/4
Nov 13
-
-
-1/4
7 1/2
Oct 29
-
-
-1/4
7 3/4
Jul 13
-
-
-1/4
8
1989
early Jul - mid Dec
-
-
gradual decrease
8 1/4
early Jun
-
-
-1/4 to - 1/8
9 1/2 - 9 5/8
Feb 24
+1/2
7
+1/4 to +1/8
9 3/4
Feb 23
-
-
+1/4
9 1/2 to 9 5/8
early Jan - early Feb
-
-
gradual increase
9 1/4 to 9 3/8
1988
early Dec
-
-
+1/4 to + 3/8
8 5/8 to 9 3/4
mid Nov
-
-
+3/8 to +1/8
8 3/8
Aug 9
+ 1/2
6 1/2
+1/4 to +1/2
8 to 8 1/4
Aug 5
-
-
+1/8 to 0
7 3/4
mid Jul
-
-
+1/8 to +1/4
7 5/8 to 7 3/4
late Mar - late Jun
-
-
gradual increase
7 1/2
late Jan - early Feb
-
-
gradual decrease
6 1/2
1987
in the weeks after Oct 19
-
-
-1/2 to -3/8
6 3/4 to 6 7/8
Sep 4
+1/2
6
+1/2 to +1/4
7 1/4
Sep 3
-
-
+0 to +1/4
6 3/4 to 7
late Apr -mid May
-
-
gradual increase
6 3/4
1986
late Dec
-
-
+1/8
6
Aug 21
-
-
-3/8 to -1/2
5 7/8
Aug 20 -21
-1/2
5 1/2
-
-
mid Aug
-
-
-1/8 to 0
6 7/8
Jul 11
-
-
+0 to +1/8
6 3/4 to 6 7/8
July 10 -11
-1/2
6
-
-
mid Jun
-
-
+1/8 to +0
6 7/8
late May
-
-
+0 to +1/8
6 3/4 to 6 7/8
Apr 18-21
-1/2
6 1/2
-1/2
6 3/4
Mar 7
-1/2
7
-1/2
7 1/4
1985
Dec 18
-
-
-1/4
7 3/4
Sep 6
-
-
+1/4 to +0
8
late Jul - late Aug
-
-
gradual increase
7 3/4 to 8
mid Jul
-
-
-1/8 to -0
7 5/8 to 7 3/4
May 20
-
-
-1/2
7 3/4
May 17-20
-1/2
7 1/2
-
-
mid Apr
-
-
-1/4
8 1/4
late Mar- early Apr
-
-
gradual decrease
8 1/2
mid Feb-mid Mar
-
-
gradual increase
9
1984
Dec 21-24
-1/2
8
-1/2
8 1/4
early Dec
-
-
-1/4
8 3/4
Nov 22
-
-
-1/2
9
Nov 21
-1/2
8 1/2
-
-
early Nov
-
-
-1/2
9 1/2
early Sep to mid Oct
-
-
gradual decrease
10
late Jul to late Aug
-
-
gradual increase
11 1/2 to 11 3/4
late Jun
-
-
+1/2
11
Apr 6-9
+1/2
9
+1/2 to +0
10 1/2
Mar 29
-
-
+1/4 to +1/2
10 to 10 1/2
early Mar to late Mar
-
-
gradual increase
9 3/4 to 10
1983
early Aug - early Oct
-
-
gradual decrease
9 1/4 to 9 1/2
late May - mid Aug
-
-
gradual increase
9 1/2 to 9 5/8
1982
Dec 13-15
-1/2
8 1/2
-1/2
8 1/2
Nov 22
-
-
-1/2
9
Nov 19-22
- 1/2
9
-
-
Oct 12
-
-
-1/2
9 1/2
Oct 8-12
-1/2
9 1/2
-
-
early Sep
-
-
+1/2
10
Aug 27
-
-
-1/2 to -1
91/2
Aug 26-27
-1/2
10
-
-
Aug 16
-
-
-1
10 to 10 1/2
Aug 13-16
-1/2
10 1/2
-
-
Aug 2
-
-
-1/2
11 to 11 1/2
Jul 30-Aug 2
-1/2
11
-
-
Jul 20
-
-
-1
11 1/2 to 12
Jul 19-20
-1/2
11 1/2
-
-
mid Apr - mid Jul
-
-
gradual decrease
13
early Jan - mid Apr
-
-
gradual increase
15
1981
Dec 4
-
-
-1
12
Dec 3-4
-1
12
-
-
mid Nov - late Nov
-
-
gadual decrease
13
Nov 2
-
-
-1 1/2
13 to 14
Oct 30-Nov 2
-1
13
-
-
mid Jun - mid Oct
-
-
gradual decrease
18 to 20
late May
-
-
gradual increase
20
May 8
-
-
raised to
18 to 20
May 4-5
+1
14
-
-
late Jan - mid Apr
-
-
gradual decrease
16
early Jan - mid Jan
-
-
raised towards
19 to 20
1980
Dec 29
-
-
-2
17 to 18
Dec
-
-
+2
19 to 20
Dec 4-5
+1
13
Nov 26
-
-
+2 to +3
17 to 18
Nov 14-17
+1
12
Nov 7
-
-
+1 1/2 to +1 1/4
15
mid Oct - ealy Nov
-
-
gradual increase
13 1/2 to 13 3/4
early Oct
-
-
+1/4 to +0
12
Sep 25-26
+1
11
+3/4 to +1
11 3/4 to 12
mid Sep
-
-
+1
11
Aug 7
-
-
+1 1/2 to +1/2
10
Jul 25-28
-1
10
-
-
Jun 12-13
-1
11
-
-
Jun 5
-
-
-1 to -1 1/4
8 1/2 to 9 1/2
May 28-30
-1
12
-
-
May 22
-
-
-1 to -3/4
9 1/2 to 9 3/4
Apr - mid May
-
-
gradual decrease
10 to 10 1/2
to 11 1/2
late Feb - late Mar
-
-
gradual decrease
20
Feb 15
+1
13
+1/2 to +1
14 1/2 to 15
early Jan - late Jan
-
-
gradual increase
14
1979
Nov-Dec
-
-
gradual decrease
12 to 14
late Oct
-
-
+2 1/2
15 1/2
Oct 8
-
-
+1 1/2
13
Oct 6-8
+1
12
-
-
Sep 19
-
-
+1/8
11 1/2
Sep 18-19
+1/2
11
-
-
Aug 31
-
-
+1/8
11 3/8
late Aug
-
-
+1/4
11 1/4
Aug 16-17
+1/2
10 1/2
-
-
Aug 15
-
-
+3/8
11
Jul 27
-
-
+1/8
10 5/8
Jul 20
+1/2
10
+1/4
10 1/2
late Apr
-
-
+1/4
10 1/4
1978
Dec 20
-
-
+1/8
10
mid Nov
-
-
+3/8 to +1/8
9 7/8
Nov 1
+1
91/2
-
-
late Apr
-
-
+1/2 to +3/4
9 1/2 to 9 3/4
Oct 18
-
-
+1/4
9
Oct 13-16
+1/2
8 1/2
-
-
Sep 29
-
-
+1/8
8 3/4
Sep 22
+1/4
8
+1/8
8 5/8
Sep 20
-
-
+1/8
8 1/2
Sep
-
-
+1/8
8 3/8
Aug 25
-
-
+1/4 to + 1/8
8 1/4
Aug 18-21
+1/2
7 3/4
+0 to +1/8
8 to 8 1/8
Aug 16
-
-
+1/8
8
Jul 19
-
-
+1/8
7 7/8
Jun 30 - Jul 3
+1/4
7 1/4
-
-
Jun 21
-
-
+1/4
7 3/4
May 17
-
-
+1/4
7 1/2
May 11
+1/2
7
-
-
Apr 27
-
-
+1/2
7 1/4
Apr 26
-
-
+1/8
7 1/8
Apr 19
-
-
+1/4
7
Jan 9
-
-
+1/4
6 3/4
Jan 6-9
+1/2
6 1/2
-
-
1977
Oct 25-26
+1/4
6
-
-
mid Oct
-
-
+1/4
6 1/2
Sep 20
-
-
+1/8
6 1/4
mid Sep
-
-
+1/8
6 1/8
Aug 29-31
+1/2
5 3/4
-
-
mid Aug
-
-
+1/8
6
1976
early Dec - early Aug
-
-
gradual increase
5 7/8
Nov 26
-
-
-1/8
4 3/4
Nov 19 - 22
-1/4
5 1/4
-1/8
4 7/8
mid Oct
-
-
-1/8
5
Jul - early Oct
-
-
gradual decrease
5 1/8
May
-
-
gradual increase
5 1/2
Apr 21
-
-
+1/8
4 7/8
Jan 16-19
-1/2
5 1/2
-
-
Jan 12
-
-
-1/8
4 3/4
1975
Oct-Jan (76)
-
-
gradual decrease
4 7/8
Jun-Sep
-
-
gradual increase
6 1/4 to 6 1/2
early Jun
+1/4 to +0
5 1/4
May 15-16
-1/4
6
early May
-
-
-1/4 to -0
5 to 5 1/4
late Apr
-
-
-1/4
5 1/4
May 21
-
-
-1/4
5 1/2
Mar 7-10
-1/2
6 1/4
-1/4
5 3/4
late Feb
-
-
-1/4
6
Feb
-
-
-1/4
6 1/4
Feb 4-5
-1/2
6 3/4
-
-
early Feb
-
-
-1/4 to - 1/2
6 1/2
mid Jan
-
-
gradual decrease
6 3/4 to 7
Jan 10
-
-
-1/4
7 1/4
Jan 3-10
-1/2
7 1/4
-1/2
7 1/2
1974
late Dec
-
-
-1/4
8
mid-late Dec
-
-
gradual decrease
8 1/4
Dec 9
-
-
-1/4 to -0
8 3/4 to 9
Dec 6-9
-1/4
7 3/4
-0 to -1/4
9
late Nov
-
-
-1/4 to -0
9 to 9 1/4
late Jul - late Nov
-
-
gradual decrease
9 1/4
late May - mid July
-
-
gradual increase
13
Apr 25
-
-
+1/2 to +1/4
11
Apr 24-25
+1/2
8
-
-
days prior to Apr 24
-
-
+1/2 to +3/4
10 1/2 to 10 3/4
Mar to mid Apr
-
-
gradual increase
10
1973
Sep-Feb '74
-
-
gradual decrease
9
late Aug
-
-
+1/2
11
Aug 13-14
+1/2
7 1/2
-
-
late Jul
-
-
+1/2 to 1/4
10 1/2
mid Jul
-
-
gradual increase
10 to 10 1/4
Jul 6
-
-
+1/4
9 1/2
Jun 29-Jul 2
+ 1/2
7
+3/4
9 1/4
Jun 8 - Jun 11
+1/2
6 1/2
+1/4
8 1/2
late May
-
-
+3/8
8 1/4
May 18
-
-
+3/8
7 7/8
May 10 - May 11
+1/4
6
+1/4 to +0
7 1/2
May 4
-
-
+0 to +1/4
7 1/4 to 7 1/2
Apr 20 - May 4
+ 1/4
5 3/4
+1/4
7 1/4
late Mar
-
-
+1/4 to +0
7
mid Mar
-
-
+0 to +1/4
6 3/4 to 7
early Mar
-
-
+1/8 to +0
6 3/4
Feb 22-23
+1/2
5 1/2
+1/8 to +1/4
6 5/8 to 6 3/4
mid Feb
-
-
+1/8
6 1/2
late Jan
-
-
gradual increase
6 3/8
Jan 19
-
-
+1/4 to +1/8
6
Jan 12-15
+1/2
5
+0 to +1/8
5 3/4 to 5 7/8
early Jan
-
-
+1/4 to +0
5 3/4
1972
Mar - late Dec
-
-
gradual increase
5 1/2 to 5 3/4
1971
prior to Nov 10
-
-
-0 to -1/8
5
Sep - Oct
-
-
gradual decrease
5 to 5 1/8
mid Aug
-
-
+1/2 to +1/4
5 1/2 to 5 3/4
Jul 15-16
+1/4
5
+0 to +1/4
5 to 5 1/2
early Jul
-
-
-0 to -1/4
5 to 5 1/4
Mar to early Jul
-
-
gradual increase
5 to 5 1/2
Feb 19
-
-
-1/4
3 1/2
Feb 12-19
-1/4
4 3/4
-
-
early Feb
-
-
-1/4
3 3/4
late Jan
-
-
-1/4
4
Jan 18-22
-1/4
5
-
-
Jan 12
-
-
-1/4
4 1/4
Jan 8
-
-
-1/4
4 1/2
Jan 7
-1/4
5 1/4
-
-