Monetary policy rate (percentage points) - United States - BIS - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Monetary policy rates around the globe (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, the monetary policy rate stood at 4.12 percent on 23 September 2025, as on the previous day.
Sample. There are 26,017 records in the daily time series displayed in the graph above. The time span covered by the series stretches from July 1954 to September 2025.
History. Here are some simple statistics calculated on the whole sample: the rate had a mean value of 4.60 percent; it reached its maximum of 22.36 on 22 July 1981; it reached a minimum of 0.12 on 16 December 2008.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-21 | 4.125 |
| 2025-09-22 | 4.125 |
| 2025-09-23 | 4.125 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Central bank policy rate |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Interest rate |
| Deflation method | Nominal |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Bank for International Settlements |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Unrestricted use subject to certain conditions |
| Measure type | Level |
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