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Limits RegistryThe U.S. federal funds rate's monthly average effective value peaked at 19.10% in June 1981, during the Volcker-era Federal Reserve's campaign against double-digit inflation. The daily effective rate briefly touched even higher levels within that period.
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The U.S. federal funds rate's monthly average effective value peaked at 19.10% in June 1981, during the Volcker-era Federal Reserve's campaign against double-digit inflation. The daily effective rate briefly touched even higher levels within that period.
The highest monthly average effective federal funds rate ever recorded by the U.S. Federal Reserve, per FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data). Scoped specifically to the U.S. Federal Reserve rather than all central banks globally — crisis-era emerging-market policy rates are inconsistently defined and reported across sources, so no single clean cross-country record could be verified.
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Limits Registry. LR-FED-FUNDS-RATE-PEAK. Highest U.S. Federal Reserve policy rate. 2026.