Risk Free Rate by Country

Latest released Risk Free Rate value for every supported currency, with the previous reading, the change between releases, reference date, frequency, unit, and source.

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Risk Free Rate across supported currencies

Overnight lending rate between banks.

Updated 04 May 2026 06:09 UTC.
11 with data 11 supported currencies
Each row links to the per-currency reference page and the underlying API endpoint at /api/v1/announcements/{currency}/risk_free_rate. Non-USD endpoints require an API key query parameter.
Country / Currency Latest Previous Change Reference Frequency Unit Source
Australia
AUD · Australian Dollar
4.1
18 Mar 2026
3.85
04 Feb 2026
▲ +0.25 18 Mar 2026 Daily Percent RBA
United Kingdom
GBP · British Pound
3.73
29 Apr 2026
3.73
28 Apr 2026
● 0 29 Apr 2026 Daily Percent (SONIA) BOE
United States
USD · US Dollar
3.66
30 Apr 2026
3.63
29 Apr 2026
▲ +0.03 30 Apr 2026 Daily Percent FRED (NY Fed)
New Zealand
NZD · New Zealand Dollar
2.63
30 Apr 2026
2.65
29 Apr 2026
▼ -0.02 30 Apr 2026 Daily Percent RBNZ
Canada
CAD · Canadian Dollar
2.3
30 Apr 2026
2.3
29 Apr 2026
● 0 30 Apr 2026 Daily Percent (CORRA) Bank of Canada
Eurozone
EUR · Euro
1.93
29 Apr 2026
1.93
28 Apr 2026
● 0 29 Apr 2026 Daily Percent (€STR) ECB
Sweden
SEK · Swedish Krona
1.75
01 Oct 2025
2
25 Jun 2025
▼ -0.25 01 Oct 2025 Daily % Riksbank/SCB
Japan
JPY · Japanese Yen
0.75
19 Dec 2025
19 Dec 2025 Daily Percent BOJ
Brazil
BRL · Brazilian Real
0.05
30 Apr 2026
0.05
29 Apr 2026
● 0 30 Apr 2026 Daily % BCB SGS
Switzerland
CHF · Swiss Franc
-0.04
24 Apr 2026
-0.04
23 Apr 2026
● 0 24 Apr 2026 Daily Percent SNB
China
CNY · Chinese Yuan
-9.4
28 Feb 2026
-6.2
31 Dec 2025
▼ -3.2 28 Feb 2026 Daily % NBS/PBoC

What is Risk Free Rate?

The risk-free rate is the overnight interbank lending rate anchoring each currency's money market — SOFR in the US, ESTR in the eurozone, SONIA in the UK, TONA in Japan, RBA cash rate in Australia, etc. These benchmarks replaced the LIBOR family and are now the foundation for floating-rate loans, swaps, and OIS pricing.

Why it matters for FX

Risk-free rates track the policy rate one-for-one in steady state, which makes them the cleanest market read on the central bank's stance. Their forward curves (OIS) embed exactly what rates the market expects over the next several years — and OIS differentials are one of the most reliable predictors of major FX pairs over a multi-month horizon.

How to read this page

Compare across currencies in pairs. Watch the spread between the risk-free rate and the policy rate target — a persistent spread can indicate funding stress (USD repo squeezes, EUR ESTR-deposit-rate gaps).

What to watch for

  • OIS-implied terminal rate and timing of first cut
  • Quarter-end and year-end funding pressure
  • RFR vs policy-rate spread as a stress signal
  • Cross-currency basis (xCCY) blowing out
  • Repo and SOFR rate spikes around tax dates