Historical Year Data · 1990

Federal Funds Rate in 1990

Federal Funds Rate opened 1990 at 8.23% and closed at 7.31%, a -11.18% move for the year. The high of 8.29% was reached on June 1, and the low of 7.31% on December 1.

Open

8.23%

1990-01

7.31%

12 data points

High

8.29%

Jun 1

Low

7.31%

Dec 1

Full Year Change

-11.18%

1989 Change

-7.35%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	8.23%	8.23%	8.23%	8.23%	+0.00%
Feb	8.24%	8.24%	8.24%	8.24%	+0.00%
Mar	8.28%	8.28%	8.28%	8.28%	+0.00%
Apr	8.26%	8.26%	8.26%	8.26%	+0.00%
May	8.18%	8.18%	8.18%	8.18%	+0.00%
Jun	8.29%	8.29%	8.29%	8.29%	+0.00%
Jul	8.15%	8.15%	8.15%	8.15%	+0.00%
Aug	8.13%	8.13%	8.13%	8.13%	+0.00%
Sep	8.20%	8.20%	8.20%	8.20%	+0.00%
Oct	8.11%	8.11%	8.11%	8.11%	+0.00%
Nov	7.81%	7.81%	7.81%	7.81%	+0.00%
Dec	7.31%	7.31%	7.31%	7.31%	+0.00%

Events During 1990

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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