The information content of the federal funds rate: is it unique?

Journal of Money, Credit & Banking;  August 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ......extent that movements in the federal funds rate reflect policy-induced changes...apparent inclination to employ a federal funds rate targeting procedure either...1991), few would deny that the federal funds rate contains important information...

US Fed raises federal funds rate to 2 percent

Xinhua News Agency;  November 10, 2004 ;     260 words ...US Fed raises federal funds rate to 2 percent WASHINGTON, Nov...decided Wednesday to raise the federal funds rate, the interest commercial banks...central bank moved to push up the federal funds rate, which is the Fed's primary tool...

A Look at Federal Funds Rate

AP Online;  May 22, 2003 ;     592 words ......The Fed's main tool is the federal funds rate, which it can raise or lower...answer form, is a look at the federal funds rate and other tools at the Fed's disposal: Q: What is the federal funds rate? A: The federal funds rate...

The rationality of federal funds rate expectations: evidence from a...

Journal of Money, Credit & Banking;  August 1, 1989 ;     700+ words ...The Rationality of Federal Funds Rate Expectations: Evidence from...reserves operating regime, the federal funds rate is a key indicator of the stance...structure effects, expected federal funds rate changes affect the short-end...

When did the FOMC begin targeting the federal funds rate? What the...

Journal of Money, Credit & Banking;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......an explicit target for the federal funds rate. Surprisingly, the FOMC never...the Fed began targeting the federal funds rate sometime before the stock market...give primary weight to the federal funds rate in expressing its policy objectives...

Urgent:US Fed raises federal funds rate to 2.75 percent

Xinhua News Agency;  March 22, 2005 ;     70 words ...Urgent:US Fed raises federal funds rate to 2.75 percent WASHINGTON...decided Tuesday to raise the federal funds rate, which commercial banks charge...policy since last June, when the federal funds rate stood at a 46-year low of one...

Urgent: US Fed raises federal funds rate to 2.5 percent

Xinhua News Agency;  February 2, 2005 ;     100 words ...Urgent: US Fed raises federal funds rate to 2.5 percent WASHINGTON...decided Wednesday to raise the federal funds rate, which commercial banks charge...June 30, 2004, boosting the federal funds rate to 1.25 percent from a 46...

Using the federal funds futures market to predict monetary policy actions

Economic Quarterly - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond;  April 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......benchmark interest rate is the federal funds rate, the monetary policy instrument...Reserve System ("The Fed"). The federal funds rate serves as an anchor for the...predictions of changes in the federal funds rate are, therefore, of great value...

Rates Cut Again.(federal funds rate )(Brief article)

Kiplinger's Retirement Report;  December 1, 2007 ;     57 words ......Rates cut again. The Federal Reserve reduced the federal funds rate by a quarter-point, dropping the rate to 4.5%, and...quarter-point to 5%. We expect the Fed to cut the federal funds rate again sometime this winter to prevent credit troubles...

US Fed raises federal funds rate to 2.75 percent

Xinhua News Agency;  March 22, 2005 ;     313 words ...US Fed raises federal funds rate to 2.75 percent WASHINGTON, March...Reserve decided Tuesday to raise the federal funds rate, the interest commercial banks...supply since last June, when the federal funds rate stood at a 46- year low of one...

Fed Board Boosts Federal Funds Rate

The Washington Post;  July 16, 1988 ;     206 words ......short-term interest rate, the federal funds rate, caused some market participants...time this year. However, Federal Reserve sources said increases...system, sources said. The federal funds rate is the interest rate financial...this spring to raise the funds rate ...

A federal funds rate equation

Economic Inquiry;  July 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......reaction function in which the federal funds rate rises if real GDP rises above...explains the behavior of the federal funds rate during the period 1979 to 1992...premises that underlie the federal funds-rate equation estimated here. Section...

Fed Cuts Federal Funds Rate, Signaling Eased Credit Stance

The Washington Post;  June 7, 1989 ;     519 words ......reduction in the closely watched federal funds rate was the first break in a determined...take any action to prevent the federal funds rate from dropping by about 0.25...mere quarter-point drop in the federal funds rate would hardly rekindle inflation...

The equilibrium fed funds rate and the indicator properties of...

Economic Inquiry;  October 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......measure of the equilibrium federal funds rate and examines the indicator...is not just the level of the federal funds rate that matters, but how it relates...to measure the equilibrium federal funds rate. The theoretical framework...

Fed keeps federal funds rate unchanged

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  December 11, 2002 ;     63 words ...Fed keeps federal funds rate unchanged From Associated Press, Bloomberg News, Los...The Federal Open Market Committee opted to hold the federal funds rate steady at 1.25%. The funds rate is the interest that banks charge each other on overnight...