Series: DFEDTAR, Federal Funds Target Rate (DISCONTINUED SERIES)

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Latest Observations:

Date	2008-12-11	2008-12-12	2008-12-13	2008-12-14	2008-12-15
Value	1.0000	1.0000	1.0000	1.0000	1.0000

Series Properties:

Series ID:	DFEDTAR
Source(s):	Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Release:	FOMC Press Release
Units:	Percent
Frequency:	Daily, Seven Day
Seasonal Adjustment:	Not Applicable
Observation Range:	1982-09-27 to 2008-12-15
Last Updated:	2008-12-16 9:37 AM CST
Notes:	Data for the period prior to 1994 come from the working paper "A New Federal Funds Rate Target Series: September 27, 1982 - December 31, 1993" (Thornton, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 2005, http://research.stlouisfed.org/wp/2005/2005-032.pdf). Data from 1994 to the present are derived from FOMC meeting transcripts and FOMC meeting statements, http://www.federalreserve.gov/fomc/. ** DISCONTINUED ** Effective December 16, 2008, target rate is reported as a range. Current data at http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/DFEDTARU and http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/DFEDTARL

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