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The Fed and rates.

The price of money in the US: the Fed rate and what the market prices for the next meetings.

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Where does the market see the rate?

CME futures
3.88now3.93Oct 284.15Dec 94.26Jan 274.43Mar 174.52Apr 284.61Jun 9

The market prices a hike with 18% probability. The rate after the meeting about 3.93% (+4 bp vs now)

Computed from 30-day fed funds futures prices (CME, via Yahoo Finance) with a method similar to CME FedWatch. Market expectations, not a forecast or a Fed promise. Current range 3.75–4.00%, EFFR 3.88%. Fed calendar · updated

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Fed funds rate, upper bound
4.00%

Oct 19 · prev 4.00%

The anchor for every dollar interest rate. Higher means pricier credit and less money in risk assets.

5.08%4.73%4.38%4.03%3.68%Nov 3Oct 19

FRED · DFEDTARU · original source Federal Reserve

Effective fed funds rate
3.88%

Oct 16 · prev 3.88%

The actual average rate at which banks lend to each other overnight.

4.90%4.56%4.23%3.89%3.55%Oct 25Oct 16

FRED · EFFR · original source FRBNY

SOFR
3.88%

Oct 16 · prev 3.89%

The overnight repo rate against Treasuries. A spike means money is getting scarce.

4.94%4.57%4.21%3.84%3.47%Oct 25Oct 16

FRED · SOFR · original source FRBNY

30-year mortgage
7.40%

Oct 15 · prev 7.40%

The average US mortgage rate. Shows how the Fed rate reaches households.

7.49%7.09%6.69%6.29%5.89%Jun 5Oct 15

FRED · MORTGAGE30US · original source Freddie Mac

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