United States Federal Funds Target Range Lower Bound: 0.5% (15 Dec 2016)
United States Federal Funds Target Range Lower Bound came in at 0.5 on Dec 15, 2016. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.
- Actual
- 0.5
- Previous
- --
- Forecast
- --
- Next release
- Dec 9, 2026
15 Dec 2016
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What the release showed
United States Federal Funds Target Range Lower Bound came in at 0.5 in the release of Dec 15, 2016.
Why Federal Funds Target Range Lower Bound matters for USD
United States' Federal Funds Target Range Lower Bound is monitored by the Federal Reserve when assessing the health of the economy and calibrating monetary policy. Surprises relative to consensus can move the usd in the short term.
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A reading above market expectations typically signals stronger-than-anticipated conditions and is broadly supportive of the usd. A miss versus consensus can shift rate expectations and weigh on the usd.
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The next United States Federal Funds Target Range Lower Bound release is due on Dec 9, 2026.
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import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/usd/policy_rate_target_lower",
headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
timeout=30,
)
rows = resp.json()["data"]
print(rows[-1])Match this release by announcement_id usd_policy_rate_target_lower_2016-12-15. Forecasts for the same release: /v1/predictions/usd/policy_rate_target_lower.
Release data snapshot
Citation fields for this announcement.
| Public release ID | usd_policy_rate_target_lower_2016-12-15 |
|---|---|
| Release time |
Estimated 2016-12-15 19:00 UTC
|
| Reference period date | 2016-12-15 |
| Actual value | 0.5 |
| Previous value | -- |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
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What did United States Federal Funds Target Range Lower Bound come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?
United States Federal Funds Target Range Lower Bound was 0.5% on Dec 15, 2016.
When was this United States Federal Funds Target Range Lower Bound release published?
The publication time is estimated for Dec 15, 2016 at 14:00 America/New_York. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.
When is the next United States Federal Funds Target Range Lower Bound release?
The next United States Federal Funds Target Range Lower Bound release is scheduled for Dec 9, 2026.
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Raw announcement payload
Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.
{
"announcement_datetime": 1481828400,
"announcement_id": "usd_policy_rate_target_lower_2016-12-15",
"announcement_source_url": "https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20161215a.htm",
"date": "2016-12-15",
"publication_time_precision": "unknown",
"publication_time_status": "assumed_historical",
"release_time_assumed": true,
"revisions": [
{
"epoch": 1481828400,
"val": 0.5
}
],
"source": "Federal Reserve",
"source_url": "https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20161215a.htm",
"source_url_scope": "release",
"val": 0.5
}