Federal Funds Effective Rate

The volume-weighted effective federal funds rate for overnight unsecured transactions. It is not the Federal Reserve's administered target range.

3.63

Percent

Updated 2026-08-28 · daily Stable

Federal Funds Effective Rate — latest reading: 3.63 percent. As of August 2026, it is unchanged over the past 12 months, above its 10-year average. Source: DFF, US Federal Reserve Board, published daily. Reported as published, without transformation; the publisher may revise it.

Min

0.04

Max

5.33

Average

1.80

10Y Percentile

63%

3M Change

+0.0%

Aug 2026 · 3.63 Percent
NBER recession periods

Federal Funds Effective Rate (DFF) — 5000 observations from 2012-12-20 to 2026-08-28. Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Red shading indicates NBER recession periods.

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Revisions

None. Across the 12 most recent prints held in the vintage archive, Federal Funds Effective Rate was published once each and never restated. Market series behave this way; survey and sample-based statistics generally do not. How this is computed.

Macro Regime Context

The financial-conditions regime is currently neutral (63% confidence).

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3-Month

+0.0%

6-Month

+0.0%

12-Month

+0.0%

What this means

Federal Funds Effective Rate is currently at 3.63 percent, which is above its 10-year historical average. The trend is stable (+0.0% over the past 3 months).

Over the past 6 months the change is +0.0%, and over 12 months it is +0.0%. The short-term pace is consistent with the longer trend.

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MacroRadar, "Federal Funds Effective Rate," https://www.macroradar.io/federal-funds-effective-rate (as of August 2026).