US Policy Rate Holds at 3.625%
Brief · Published 2026-08-31 · Data period 2026-08-31
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The US policy benchmark interest rate held at 3.625% in August 2026, unchanged from July 2026. The rate has remained at this level since December 2025, when it fell from 3.875%. The current level is down from 4.375% a year earlier. The series low is 0.125% from February 2022, and the all-time high is 22% from December 1980, according to the Bank for International Settlements.
Related
- United States Effective Federal Funds Rate
- United States 10-Year Government Bond Yield
- United States 2-Year Government Bond Yield
- United States 30-Year Government Bond Yield
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Source & methodology
Data source: Bank for International Settlements.
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