Source: Anbil, Sriya  

Source: Carlson, Mark  

Source: Hanes, Christopher  

Source: Wheelock, David C  

Release: Daily Federal Funds Rate  

Units:  Percent, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Daily, 7-Day

Notes:

High value of the federal funds rate published in The Wall Street Journal as recorded by the authors. For some, but not all periods, the source identifies the data as an “offered” rate.

For additional details, see Sriya Anbil, Mark Carlson, Christopher Hanes, and David C. Wheelock. “A New Daily Federal Funds Rate Series and History of the Federal Funds Market, 1928-1954.” Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, First Quarter 2021, 103(1), pp. 45-70.