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United States Risk Free Rate 2026-10-06 08:00 America/New_York: data, chart, and analysis

United States Risk Free Rate came in at 3.89 on Oct 6, 2026, compared with 3.88 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
3.89
Previous
3.88
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-10-05

Last updated:

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United States Risk Free Rate release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

United States Risk Free Rate chart through 2026-10-05
USD Risk Free Rate readings through 2026-10-05. Latest: 3.89.

Risk Free Rate release read

United States Risk Free Rate came in at 3.89 on Oct 6, 2026, compared with 3.88 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

The parent Risk Free Rate page shows the full time series for United States. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For USD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID usd_risk_free_rate_2026-10-06
API announcement ID usd_risk_free_rate_2026-10-05
Release time
2026-10-06 12:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-10-05
Actual value 3.89
Previous value 3.88
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1791288000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United States Risk Free Rate history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Newer release

2026-10-07 08:00 America/New_York · 3.9

Older release

2026-10-05 08:00 America/New_York · 3.88

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United States Risk Free Rate.

What did United States Risk Free Rate come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

United States Risk Free Rate was 3.89% on Oct 5, 2026. The previous reading was 3.88%.

When was this United States Risk Free Rate release published?

This release was published on Oct 6, 2026 at 08:00 America/New_York.

When is the next United States Risk Free Rate release?

The next United States Risk Free Rate date is added here as soon as the publisher confirms its official schedule.

What is the official source for United States Risk Free Rate?

Federal Reserve publishes the official Risk Free Rate series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1791288000,
  "announcement_datetime_local": "2026-10-06T08:00:00-04:00",
  "announcement_id": "usd_risk_free_rate_2026-10-05",
  "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
  "change_from_previous": 0.010000000000000231,
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-10-07T05:22:52.485351Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1791350572485351366,
  "collected_at_ns_string": "1791350572485351366",
  "date": "2026-10-05",
  "observation_id": "usd_risk_free_rate_canonical_level_default_standard_period_2026-10-05",
  "observed_at_ns": 1791350572485351366,
  "observed_at_ns_string": "1791350572485351366",
  "pct_change_from_previous": 0.26,
  "previous_announcement_datetime": 1791201600,
  "previous_date": "2026-10-02",
  "previous_value": 3.88,
  "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1791288000,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791350572485351366,
      "observed_at_ns_string": "1791350572485351366",
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 3.89,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "source": "Federal Reserve Bank of New York",
  "source_url": "https://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/reference-rates/sofr",
  "source_url_scope": "series",
  "val": 3.89,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}