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Fed Raises Rates for First Time in 2016, Anticipates 3 Increases in 2017 Central bank will nudge up the federal-funds rate by a quarter percentage point to between 0.50% and 0.75% Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen explains the decision to raise the federal-funds rate by a quarter percentage point, and the expectation for further increases in 2017.
How Rising Interest Rates Will Affect The Stock Market And Your Investments. The benchmark interest rate, known as the federal funds rate, has been set at a record low of 0.25% since December 2008. Itâs hard to imagine that the it averaged 6% since 1971 and soared as high as 20% in 1980. The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates eventually when it believes the U.S. economy can stand on its own without stimulus. The effects of rising interest rates will ripple through stock markets around the world.