FOMC Meeting and Rate Decision in Central bank
FOMC rate decision
This date has passed.The next FOMC decision date is April 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET.
2:00 PM ET
High importanceConfirmed date: Read directly from the publisher's official release schedule.1
- Date
- Reference period
- March 17-18, 2026
- Publisher
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- Frequency
- 8 times a year
- Date status
- Confirmed. Read directly from the publisher's official release schedule.
- Note
- Two-day meeting begins March 17. Includes a Summary of Economic Projections.
Date source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (federalreserve.gov)
Why it matters
The Federal Open Market Committee's policy statement and federal funds rate decision, issued at the end of each meeting.