fed cut rates by what i count 7 times during the depression...following is historical interest data from 1914 to 2000..
date,open,high,low,close,openint 1914-12-31,5.000000 1915-12-31,4.000000 1916-12-31,3.000000 1917-12-31,3.500000 1918-12-31,4.000000 1919-12-31,4.500000 1920-12-31,6.000000 1921-12-31,4.500000 1922-12-31,4.000000 1923-12-31,4.500000 1924-12-31,3.000000 1925-12-31,3.500000 1926-12-31,4.000000 1927-12-31,3.500000 1928-12-31,5.000000 1929-12-31,4.500000 1930-12-31,2.000000 1931-12-31,3.500000 1932-12-31,2.500000 1933-12-31,2.000000 1934-12-31,1.500000 1935-12-31,1.500000 1936-12-31,1.500000 1937-12-31,1.000000 1938-12-31,1.000000 1939-12-31,1.000000 1940-12-31,1.000000 1941-12-31,1.000000 1942-12-31,1.000000 1943-12-31,1.000000 1944-12-31,1.000000 1945-12-31,1.000000 1946-12-31,1.000000 1947-12-31,1.000000 1948-12-31,1.500000 1949-12-31,1.500000 1950-12-31,1.750000 1951-12-31,1.750000 1952-12-31,1.750000 1953-12-31,2.000000 1954-12-31,1.500000 1955-12-31,2.500000 1956-12-31,3.000000 1957-12-31,3.000000 1958-12-31,2.500000 1959-12-31,4.000000 1960-12-31,3.000000 1961-12-31,3.000000 1962-12-31,3.000000 1963-12-31,3.500000 1964-12-31,4.000000 1965-12-31,4.500000 1966-12-31,4.500000 1967-12-31,4.500000 1968-12-31,5.500000 1969-12-31,6.000000 1970-12-31,5.500000 1971-12-31,4.500000 1972-12-31,4.500000 1973-12-31,7.500000 1974-12-31,7.750000 1975-12-31,6.000000 1976-12-31,5.250000 1977-12-31,6.000000 1978-12-31,9.500000 1979-12-31,12.000000 1980-12-31,13.000000 1981-12-31,12.000000 1982-12-31,8.500000 1983-12-31,8.500000 1984-12-31,8.000000 1985-12-31,7.500000 1986-12-31,5.500000 1987-12-31,6.000000 1988-12-31,6.500000 1989-12-31,7.000000 1990-12-31,6.500000 1991-12-31,3.500000 1992-12-31,3.000000 1993-12-31,3.000000 1994-12-31,4.750000 1995-12-31,5.250000 1996-12-31,5.000000 1997-12-31,5.000000 1998-12-31,4.500000 1999-12-31,5.500000 2000-12-31,6.000000
Filename: AUSDISC Description: Discount Rates-Central Banks - United States Federal Reserve Discount Rate Country: UNITED STATES |