Fed Funds rate - Why not a fixed rate?
Posted: February 1st, 2023, 7:41 pm
Does anyone know why the Fed sets a target rate such as 4.50%-4.75%, instead of setting a single fixed rate as is done by most other Central Banks?
Are there any other Central Banks that do this? It seems a bit odd. What is the purpose of it? And why are they the only Central Bank who do it?
They seem to have set a single fixed rate until December 2008, and then they seemed to move to a target range. Was there any official statement made about this change? And are they likely to return to a fixed rate in the future?
http://www.fedprimerate.com/fedfundsrat ... istory.htm
Are there any other Central Banks that do this? It seems a bit odd. What is the purpose of it? And why are they the only Central Bank who do it?
They seem to have set a single fixed rate until December 2008, and then they seemed to move to a target range. Was there any official statement made about this change? And are they likely to return to a fixed rate in the future?
http://www.fedprimerate.com/fedfundsrat ... istory.htm