Fed Funds rate

• Chartview: Wait until next year, maybe Longer

  By Daniel P. Collins  |  December 1, 2010

  Ever since the Federal Reserve took the dramatic action to move the Fed Funds rate to 0-0.25%

• Fed keeps rate steady, Hoenig dissents

  By Press Release  |  April 28, 2010

  The FOMC voted to keep the target Fed Funds rate at between 0-0.25% at its April meeting. They continued to state that conditions warrant "exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period."

• Fed keep rates unchanged, extend debt purchases

  By Press Release  |  September 23, 2009

  The Fed announed following its FOMC meeting that it would keep rates unchanged and extend debt purchases into the first quarter despite last week's statement by Bernanke that the recession is "probably" over.