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The Fed's rate has run from 22.36% to 0.04% since 1954

Now about 3.6%Low 0.04% (Dec 2011)High 22.36% (Jul 1981)

The current midpoint of the target range sits in the lower third of the historical series. Source: Finder, using Federal Reserve data.

The federal funds rate is the overnight rate US banks charge each other. It has ranged from 22.36% in July 1981 to 0.04% in December 2011, and sits at 3.5% to 3.75% now. No other input to a share's value moves that far.

3.5% to 3.75%Target range now
22.36%Record high, Jul 1981
0.04%Record low, Dec 2011
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