Historical Year Data · 2013

Effective Fed Funds Rate in 2013

Effective Fed Funds Rate opened 2013 at 0.17% and closed at 0.07%, a -58.82% move for the year. The high of 0.17% was reached on January 2, and the low of 0.06% on September 30.

Open

0.17%

2013-01

0.07%

251 data points

High

0.17%

Jan 2

Low

0.06%

Sep 30

Full Year Change

-58.82%

2012 Change

+28.57%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	0.17%	0.15%	0.17%	0.12%	-11.76%
Feb	0.14%	0.14%	0.16%	0.13%	+0.00%
Mar	0.14%	0.09%	0.16%	0.09%	-35.71%
Apr	0.16%	0.14%	0.16%	0.13%	-12.50%
May	0.14%	0.09%	0.15%	0.08%	-35.71%
Jun	0.10%	0.07%	0.12%	0.07%	-30.00%
Jul	0.10%	0.09%	0.10%	0.08%	-10.00%
Aug	0.08%	0.07%	0.09%	0.07%	-12.50%
Sep	0.09%	0.06%	0.09%	0.06%	-33.33%
Oct	0.08%	0.07%	0.11%	0.07%	-12.50%
Nov	0.08%	0.07%	0.09%	0.07%	-12.50%
Dec	0.09%	0.07%	0.09%	0.07%	-22.22%

Events During 2013

2013 Taper Tantrum

Reflation

May–September 2013

When Fed Chair Ben Bernanke suggested tapering QE in May 2013, 10Y Treasury yields nearly doubled, emerging markets cracked, and carry trades unwound violently.

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