Finance and Economics Discussion Series: 2010-07 Screen Reader version
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The Mechanics of a Graceful Exit:
Interest on Reserves and Segmentation in the Federal Funds Market
Figure Data
Figure 1a: Federal funds rate
Date | Effective rate | target rate | primary credit rate | Excess reserves rate |
1-Jul-08 | 2.11 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
2-Jul-08 | 1.95 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
3-Jul-08 | 1.92 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
7-Jul-08 | 1.99 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
8-Jul-08 | 1.97 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
9-Jul-08 | 1.99 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
10-Jul-08 | 2.01 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
11-Jul-08 | 1.97 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
14-Jul-08 | 2.06 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
15-Jul-08 | 2.16 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
16-Jul-08 | 1.95 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
17-Jul-08 | 2.03 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
18-Jul-08 | 1.96 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
21-Jul-08 | 1.98 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
22-Jul-08 | 1.97 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
23-Jul-08 | 2.04 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
24-Jul-08 | 2.06 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
25-Jul-08 | 2.13 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
28-Jul-08 | 2 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
29-Jul-08 | 2.05 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
30-Jul-08 | 2.03 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
31-Jul-08 | 2.09 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
1-Aug-08 | 2.04 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
4-Aug-08 | 1.97 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
5-Aug-08 | 1.97 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
6-Aug-08 | 2.01 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
7-Aug-08 | 1.96 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
8-Aug-08 | 2.01 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
11-Aug-08 | 1.99 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
12-Aug-08 | 1.95 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
13-Aug-08 | 1.98 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
14-Aug-08 | 2.09 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
15-Aug-08 | 2.08 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
18-Aug-08 | 1.91 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
19-Aug-08 | 1.94 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
20-Aug-08 | 1.98 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
21-Aug-08 | 2.01 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
22-Aug-08 | 2.02 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
25-Aug-08 | 2.01 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
26-Aug-08 | 1.88 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
27-Aug-08 | 1.98 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
28-Aug-08 | 1.99 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
29-Aug-08 | 1.94 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
2-Sep-08 | 1.96 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
3-Sep-08 | 2.01 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
4-Sep-08 | 1.99 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
5-Sep-08 | 1.97 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
8-Sep-08 | 1.92 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
9-Sep-08 | 1.96 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
10-Sep-08 | 2.12 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
11-Sep-08 | 2 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
12-Sep-08 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
15-Sep-08 | 2.64 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
16-Sep-08 | 1.98 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
17-Sep-08 | 2.8 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
18-Sep-08 | 2.16 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
19-Sep-08 | 1.48 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
22-Sep-08 | 1.51 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
23-Sep-08 | 1.46 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
24-Sep-08 | 1.19 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
25-Sep-08 | 1.23 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
26-Sep-08 | 1.08 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
29-Sep-08 | 1.56 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
30-Sep-08 | 2.03 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
1-Oct-08 | 1.15 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
2-Oct-08 | 0.67 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
3-Oct-08 | 1.1 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
6-Oct-08 | 1.96 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
7-Oct-08 | 2.97 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
8-Oct-08 | 2.24 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 0 |
9-Oct-08 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 0.75 |
10-Oct-08 | 0.79 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 0.75 |
14-Oct-08 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 0.75 |
15-Oct-08 | 1.04 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 0.75 |
16-Oct-08 | 0.83 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 0.75 |
17-Oct-08 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 0.75 |
20-Oct-08 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 0.75 |
21-Oct-08 | 0.67 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 0.75 |
22-Oct-08 | 0.81 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 0.75 |
23-Oct-08 | 0.93 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 0.65 |
24-Oct-08 | 0.95 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 0.65 |
27-Oct-08 | 0.92 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 0.65 |
28-Oct-08 | 0.67 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 0.65 |
29-Oct-08 | 0.36 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.65 |
30-Oct-08 | 0.3 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.65 |
31-Oct-08 | 0.22 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.65 |
3-Nov-08 | 0.23 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.65 |
4-Nov-08 | 0.23 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.65 |
5-Nov-08 | 0.23 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.65 |
6-Nov-08 | 0.23 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
7-Nov-08 | 0.27 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
10-Nov-08 | 0.29 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
12-Nov-08 | 0.35 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
13-Nov-08 | 0.35 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
14-Nov-08 | 0.34 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
17-Nov-08 | 0.37 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
18-Nov-08 | 0.38 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
19-Nov-08 | 0.38 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
20-Nov-08 | 0.49 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
21-Nov-08 | 0.57 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
24-Nov-08 | 0.62 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
25-Nov-08 | 0.59 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
26-Nov-08 | 0.53 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
28-Nov-08 | 0.52 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
1-Dec-08 | 0.52 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
2-Dec-08 | 0.47 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
3-Dec-08 | 0.36 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 |
4-Dec-08 | 0.2 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.25 |
5-Dec-08 | 0.12 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.25 |
8-Dec-08 | 0.12 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.25 |
9-Dec-08 | 0.13 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.25 |
10-Dec-08 | 0.11 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.25 |
11-Dec-08 | 0.14 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.25 |
12-Dec-08 | 0.15 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.25 |
15-Dec-08 | 0.18 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.25 |
16-Dec-08 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
17-Dec-08 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
18-Dec-08 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
19-Dec-08 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
22-Dec-08 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
23-Dec-08 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
24-Dec-08 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
26-Dec-08 | 0.09 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
29-Dec-08 | 0.1 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
30-Dec-08 | 0.09 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
31-Dec-08 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
2-Jan-09 | 0.08 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
5-Jan-09 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
6-Jan-09 | 0.09 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
7-Jan-09 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
8-Jan-09 | 0.1 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
9-Jan-09 | 0.09 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
12-Jan-09 | 0.1 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
13-Jan-09 | 0.1 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
14-Jan-09 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
15-Jan-09 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
16-Jan-09 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
20-Jan-09 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
21-Jan-09 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
22-Jan-09 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
23-Jan-09 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
26-Jan-09 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
27-Jan-09 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
28-Jan-09 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
29-Jan-09 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
30-Jan-09 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
2-Feb-09 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
3-Feb-09 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
4-Feb-09 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
5-Feb-09 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
6-Feb-09 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
9-Feb-09 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
10-Feb-09 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
11-Feb-09 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
12-Feb-09 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
13-Feb-09 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
17-Feb-09 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
18-Feb-09 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
19-Feb-09 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
20-Feb-09 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
23-Feb-09 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
24-Feb-09 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
25-Feb-09 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
26-Feb-09 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
27-Feb-09 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
2-Mar-09 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
3-Mar-09 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
4-Mar-09 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
5-Mar-09 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
6-Mar-09 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
9-Mar-09 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
10-Mar-09 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
11-Mar-09 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
12-Mar-09 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
13-Mar-09 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
16-Mar-09 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
17-Mar-09 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
18-Mar-09 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
19-Mar-09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
20-Mar-09 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
23-Mar-09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
24-Mar-09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
25-Mar-09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
26-Mar-09 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
27-Mar-09 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
30-Mar-09 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
31-Mar-09 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
1-Apr-09 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
2-Apr-09 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
3-Apr-09 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
6-Apr-09 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
7-Apr-09 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
8-Apr-09 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
9-Apr-09 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
10-Apr-09 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
13-Apr-09 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
14-Apr-09 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
15-Apr-09 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
16-Apr-09 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
17-Apr-09 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
20-Apr-09 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
21-Apr-09 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
22-Apr-09 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
23-Apr-09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
24-Apr-09 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
27-Apr-09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
28-Apr-09 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
29-Apr-09 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
30-Apr-09 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
1-May-09 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
4-May-09 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
5-May-09 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
6-May-09 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
7-May-09 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
8-May-09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
11-May-09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
12-May-09 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
13-May-09 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
14-May-09 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
15-May-09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
18-May-09 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
19-May-09 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
20-May-09 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
21-May-09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
22-May-09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
26-May-09 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
27-May-09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
28-May-09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
29-May-09 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
1-Jun-09 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
2-Jun-09 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
3-Jun-09 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
4-Jun-09 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
5-Jun-09 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
8-Jun-09 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
9-Jun-09 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
10-Jun-09 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
11-Jun-09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
12-Jun-09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
15-Jun-09 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
16-Jun-09 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
17-Jun-09 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
18-Jun-09 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
19-Jun-09 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
22-Jun-09 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
23-Jun-09 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
24-Jun-09 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
25-Jun-09 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
26-Jun-09 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
29-Jun-09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
30-Jun-09 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
1-Jul-09 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
Figure 2: Rate paid on excess reserves
Date | Effective rate | Excess reserves rate | Spread of excess rate to target rate | Primary credit rate |
9-Oct-08 | 1.4 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 1.75 |
10-Oct-08 | 0.79 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 1.75 |
14-Oct-08 | 1.1 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 1.75 |
15-Oct-08 | 1.04 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 1.75 |
16-Oct-08 | 0.83 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 1.75 |
17-Oct-08 | 0.6 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 1.75 |
20-Oct-08 | 0.7 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 1.75 |
21-Oct-08 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 1.75 |
22-Oct-08 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 1.75 |
23-Oct-08 | 0.93 | 0.65 | 1.15 | 1.75 |
24-Oct-08 | 0.95 | 0.65 | 1.15 | 1.75 |
27-Oct-08 | 0.92 | 0.65 | 1.15 | 1.75 |
28-Oct-08 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 1.15 | 1.75 |
29-Oct-08 | 0.36 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 1.25 |
30-Oct-08 | 0.3 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 1.25 |
31-Oct-08 | 0.22 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 1.25 |
3-Nov-08 | 0.23 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 1.25 |
4-Nov-08 | 0.23 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 1.25 |
5-Nov-08 | 0.23 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 1.25 |
6-Nov-08 | 0.23 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
7-Nov-08 | 0.27 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
10-Nov-08 | 0.29 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
12-Nov-08 | 0.35 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
13-Nov-08 | 0.35 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
14-Nov-08 | 0.34 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
17-Nov-08 | 0.37 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
18-Nov-08 | 0.38 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
19-Nov-08 | 0.38 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
20-Nov-08 | 0.49 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
21-Nov-08 | 0.57 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
24-Nov-08 | 0.62 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
25-Nov-08 | 0.59 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
26-Nov-08 | 0.53 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
28-Nov-08 | 0.52 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
1-Dec-08 | 0.52 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
2-Dec-08 | 0.47 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
3-Dec-08 | 0.36 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
4-Dec-08 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 1 | 1.25 |
5-Dec-08 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 1 | 1.25 |
8-Dec-08 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 1 | 1.25 |
9-Dec-08 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 1 | 1.25 |
10-Dec-08 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 1 | 1.25 |
11-Dec-08 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 1 | 1.25 |
12-Dec-08 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 1 | 1.25 |
15-Dec-08 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 1 | 1.25 |
16-Dec-08 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.5 |
17-Dec-08 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.5 |
18-Dec-08 | 0.11 | 0.25 | | 0.5 |
19-Dec-08 | 0.11 | 0.25 | | 0.5 |
22-Dec-08 | 0.11 | 0.25 | | 0.5 |
23-Dec-08 | 0.11 | 0.25 | | 0.5 |
24-Dec-08 | 0.11 | 0.25 | | 0.5 |
26-Dec-08 | 0.09 | 0.25 | | 0.5 |
29-Dec-08 | 0.1 | 0.25 | | 0.5 |
30-Dec-08 | 0.09 | 0.25 | | 0.5 |
31-Dec-08 | 0.14 | 0.25 | | 0.5 |