{
  "dataset": "central-bank-policy-rates",
  "title": "Central bank policy rates",
  "source": "Each central bank, published directly",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.ecb.europa.eu/",
  "licence": "Each source was licence-checked to permit redistribution with attribution.",
  "updated": "2026-07-23",
  "attribution": "Economicium (economicium.com), from the source named above.",
  "data": {
    "note": "Central bank policy rates. Each source was licence-checked to permit redistribution with attribution; see per-bank note. Rates as published by each central bank.",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-07-23",
    "banks": [
      {
        "id": "fed",
        "bank": "Federal Reserve",
        "country": "US",
        "currency": "USD",
        "rateName": "Federal funds target range",
        "current": 3.75,
        "currentLower": 3.5,
        "asOf": "2025-12-11",
        "history": [
          [
            "2015-01-01",
            0.25
          ],
          [
            "2015-12-16",
            0.5
          ],
          [
            "2016-12-14",
            0.75
          ],
          [
            "2017-03-16",
            1
          ],
          [
            "2017-06-15",
            1.25
          ],
          [
            "2017-12-14",
            1.5
          ],
          [
            "2018-03-22",
            1.75
          ],
          [
            "2018-06-14",
            2
          ],
          [
            "2018-09-27",
            2.25
          ],
          [
            "2018-12-20",
            2.5
          ],
          [
            "2019-08-01",
            2.25
          ],
          [
            "2019-09-19",
            2
          ],
          [
            "2019-10-31",
            1.75
          ],
          [
            "2020-03-04",
            1.25
          ],
          [
            "2020-03-16",
            0.25
          ],
          [
            "2022-03-17",
            0.5
          ],
          [
            "2022-05-05",
            1
          ],
          [
            "2022-06-16",
            1.75
          ],
          [
            "2022-07-28",
            2.5
          ],
          [
            "2022-09-22",
            3.25
          ],
          [
            "2022-11-03",
            4
          ],
          [
            "2022-12-15",
            4.5
          ],
          [
            "2023-02-02",
            4.75
          ],
          [
            "2023-03-23",
            5
          ],
          [
            "2023-05-04",
            5.25
          ],
          [
            "2023-07-27",
            5.5
          ],
          [
            "2024-09-19",
            5
          ],
          [
            "2024-11-08",
            4.75
          ],
          [
            "2024-12-19",
            4.5
          ],
          [
            "2025-09-18",
            4.25
          ],
          [
            "2025-10-30",
            4
          ],
          [
            "2025-12-11",
            3.75
          ]
        ],
        "source": "FRED (US Board of Governors)",
        "url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DFEDTARU",
        "note": "US Federal Reserve target range, public domain via FRED. Not endorsed or certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis."
      },
      {
        "id": "ecb",
        "bank": "European Central Bank",
        "country": "EU",
        "currency": "EUR",
        "rateName": "Deposit facility rate",
        "current": 2.25,
        "asOf": "2026-06-17",
        "extraRates": [
          {
            "label": "Main refinancing",
            "value": 2.4
          },
          {
            "label": "Marginal lending",
            "value": 2.65
          }
        ],
        "history": [
          [
            "2006-12-13",
            2.5
          ],
          [
            "2007-03-14",
            2.75
          ],
          [
            "2007-06-13",
            3
          ],
          [
            "2008-07-09",
            3.25
          ],
          [
            "2008-10-08",
            2.75
          ],
          [
            "2008-10-09",
            3.25
          ],
          [
            "2008-11-12",
            2.75
          ],
          [
            "2008-12-10",
            2
          ],
          [
            "2009-01-21",
            1
          ],
          [
            "2009-03-11",
            0.5
          ],
          [
            "2009-04-08",
            0.25
          ],
          [
            "2011-04-13",
            0.5
          ],
          [
            "2011-07-13",
            0.75
          ],
          [
            "2011-11-09",
            0.5
          ],
          [
            "2011-12-14",
            0.25
          ],
          [
            "2012-07-11",
            0
          ],
          [
            "2014-06-11",
            -0.1
          ],
          [
            "2014-09-10",
            -0.2
          ],
          [
            "2015-12-09",
            -0.3
          ],
          [
            "2016-03-16",
            -0.4
          ],
          [
            "2019-09-18",
            -0.5
          ],
          [
            "2022-07-27",
            0
          ],
          [
            "2022-09-14",
            0.75
          ],
          [
            "2022-11-02",
            1.5
          ],
          [
            "2022-12-21",
            2
          ],
          [
            "2023-02-08",
            2.5
          ],
          [
            "2023-03-22",
            3
          ],
          [
            "2023-05-10",
            3.25
          ],
          [
            "2023-06-21",
            3.5
          ],
          [
            "2023-08-02",
            3.75
          ],
          [
            "2023-09-20",
            4
          ],
          [
            "2024-06-12",
            3.75
          ],
          [
            "2024-09-18",
            3.5
          ],
          [
            "2024-10-23",
            3.25
          ],
          [
            "2024-12-18",
            3
          ],
          [
            "2025-02-05",
            2.75
          ],
          [
            "2025-03-12",
            2.5
          ],
          [
            "2025-04-23",
            2.25
          ],
          [
            "2025-06-11",
            2
          ],
          [
            "2026-06-17",
            2.25
          ]
        ],
        "source": "European Central Bank",
        "url": "https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/key_ecb_interest_rates/html/index.en.html",
        "note": "Key ECB interest rates, European Central Bank. Available free of charge at ecb.europa.eu."
      },
      {
        "id": "boe",
        "bank": "Bank of England",
        "country": "UK",
        "currency": "GBP",
        "rateName": "Bank Rate",
        "current": 3.75,
        "asOf": "2025-12-18",
        "history": [
          [
            "2015-01-02",
            0.5
          ],
          [
            "2016-08-04",
            0.25
          ],
          [
            "2017-11-02",
            0.5
          ],
          [
            "2018-08-02",
            0.75
          ],
          [
            "2020-03-11",
            0.25
          ],
          [
            "2020-03-19",
            0.1
          ],
          [
            "2021-12-16",
            0.25
          ],
          [
            "2022-02-03",
            0.5
          ],
          [
            "2022-03-17",
            0.75
          ],
          [
            "2022-05-05",
            1
          ],
          [
            "2022-06-16",
            1.25
          ],
          [
            "2022-08-04",
            1.75
          ],
          [
            "2022-09-22",
            2.25
          ],
          [
            "2022-11-03",
            3
          ],
          [
            "2022-12-15",
            3.5
          ],
          [
            "2023-02-02",
            4
          ],
          [
            "2023-03-23",
            4.25
          ],
          [
            "2023-05-11",
            4.5
          ],
          [
            "2023-06-22",
            5
          ],
          [
            "2023-08-03",
            5.25
          ],
          [
            "2024-08-01",
            5
          ],
          [
            "2024-11-07",
            4.75
          ],
          [
            "2025-02-06",
            4.5
          ],
          [
            "2025-05-08",
            4.25
          ],
          [
            "2025-08-07",
            4
          ],
          [
            "2025-12-18",
            3.75
          ]
        ],
        "source": "Bank of England Database",
        "url": "https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/the-interest-rate-bank-rate",
        "note": "Bank of England Bank Rate, licensed under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0 and copyright the Bank of England."
      },
      {
        "id": "boc",
        "bank": "Bank of Canada",
        "country": "CA",
        "currency": "CAD",
        "rateName": "Target for the overnight rate",
        "current": 2.25,
        "asOf": "2025-10-30",
        "history": [
          [
            "2015-01-01",
            1
          ],
          [
            "2015-01-21",
            0.75
          ],
          [
            "2015-07-15",
            0.5
          ],
          [
            "2017-07-12",
            0.75
          ],
          [
            "2017-09-06",
            1
          ],
          [
            "2018-01-17",
            1.25
          ],
          [
            "2018-07-11",
            1.5
          ],
          [
            "2018-10-24",
            1.75
          ],
          [
            "2020-03-04",
            1.25
          ],
          [
            "2020-03-16",
            0.75
          ],
          [
            "2020-03-27",
            0.25
          ],
          [
            "2022-03-03",
            0.5
          ],
          [
            "2022-04-14",
            1
          ],
          [
            "2022-06-02",
            1.5
          ],
          [
            "2022-07-14",
            2.5
          ],
          [
            "2022-09-08",
            3.25
          ],
          [
            "2022-10-27",
            3.75
          ],
          [
            "2022-12-08",
            4.25
          ],
          [
            "2023-01-26",
            4.5
          ],
          [
            "2023-06-08",
            4.75
          ],
          [
            "2023-07-13",
            5
          ],
          [
            "2024-06-06",
            4.75
          ],
          [
            "2024-07-25",
            4.5
          ],
          [
            "2024-09-05",
            4.25
          ],
          [
            "2024-10-24",
            3.75
          ],
          [
            "2024-12-12",
            3.25
          ],
          [
            "2025-01-30",
            3
          ],
          [
            "2025-03-13",
            2.75
          ],
          [
            "2025-09-18",
            2.5
          ],
          [
            "2025-10-30",
            2.25
          ]
        ],
        "source": "Bank of Canada",
        "url": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/core-functions/monetary-policy/key-interest-rate/",
        "note": "Bank of Canada target for the overnight rate. Available free of charge at bankofcanada.ca."
      },
      {
        "id": "rba",
        "bank": "Reserve Bank of Australia",
        "country": "AU",
        "currency": "AUD",
        "rateName": "Cash rate target",
        "current": 4.35,
        "asOf": "2026-05-06",
        "history": [
          [
            "2010-04-07",
            4.25
          ],
          [
            "2010-05-05",
            4.5
          ],
          [
            "2010-11-03",
            4.75
          ],
          [
            "2011-11-02",
            4.5
          ],
          [
            "2011-12-07",
            4.25
          ],
          [
            "2012-05-02",
            3.75
          ],
          [
            "2012-06-06",
            3.5
          ],
          [
            "2012-10-03",
            3.25
          ],
          [
            "2012-12-05",
            3
          ],
          [
            "2013-05-08",
            2.75
          ],
          [
            "2013-08-07",
            2.5
          ],
          [
            "2015-02-04",
            2.25
          ],
          [
            "2015-05-06",
            2
          ],
          [
            "2016-05-04",
            1.75
          ],
          [
            "2016-08-03",
            1.5
          ],
          [
            "2019-06-05",
            1.25
          ],
          [
            "2019-07-03",
            1
          ],
          [
            "2019-10-02",
            0.75
          ],
          [
            "2020-03-04",
            0.5
          ],
          [
            "2020-03-20",
            0.25
          ],
          [
            "2020-11-04",
            0.1
          ],
          [
            "2022-05-04",
            0.35
          ],
          [
            "2022-06-08",
            0.85
          ],
          [
            "2022-07-06",
            1.35
          ],
          [
            "2022-08-03",
            1.85
          ],
          [
            "2022-09-07",
            2.35
          ],
          [
            "2022-10-05",
            2.6
          ],
          [
            "2022-11-02",
            2.85
          ],
          [
            "2022-12-07",
            3.1
          ],
          [
            "2023-02-08",
            3.35
          ],
          [
            "2023-03-08",
            3.6
          ],
          [
            "2023-05-03",
            3.85
          ],
          [
            "2023-06-07",
            4.1
          ],
          [
            "2023-11-08",
            4.35
          ],
          [
            "2025-02-19",
            4.1
          ],
          [
            "2025-05-21",
            3.85
          ],
          [
            "2025-08-13",
            3.6
          ],
          [
            "2026-02-04",
            3.85
          ],
          [
            "2026-03-18",
            4.1
          ],
          [
            "2026-05-06",
            4.35
          ]
        ],
        "source": "Reserve Bank of Australia",
        "url": "https://www.rba.gov.au/statistics/cash-rate/",
        "note": "RBA cash rate target. Published free at rba.gov.au; the RBA does not endorse this use."
      }
    ]
  }
}