Stepline Live Policy-Rate Timeline (U.S. FEDFUNDS)

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Concept reference from Fizz Studio demo pattern: ParaCharts demo index

Scenario

Track the U.S. effective federal funds rate across recent years using a step-like timeline.

Data Source And Refresh

• Source: FRED series FEDFUNDS.
• Source URL: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS (series viewer) and https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/fredgraph.csv?id=FEDFUNDS (CSV endpoint).
• Refresh cadence: Monthly via GitHub Actions cache update workflow.
• Data continuity: This page will continue updating while FRED publishes compatible data.

When To Use

Use a stepline chart when values move in discrete stages and transition points are central to the narrative.

Manifest

<para-chart manifest="data/manifests/us-policy-rate-stepline.json"></para-chart>

Full manifest (JSON):

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgifford/ParaCharts/main/docs/data/manifests/us-policy-rate-stepline.json

Interpretation Prompts

1. Where are the longest plateaus in the policy-rate path?
2. Which periods show the steepest step-ups or step-downs?
3. How does the latest rate compare with the earliest value shown?