Federal Reserve
The next FOMC interest-rate decision is scheduled for September 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. The complete 2026–2027 Federal Reserve meeting schedule is listed below.
Upcoming Federal Open Market Committee meetings and interest-rate decision times.
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2:00 PM Eastern Time
Forecast and previous figures reflect market consensus from third-party sources, not official publisher data.
Current-year completed releases and published upcoming dates, shown in the source timezone.
Includes the Summary of Economic Projections and dot plot.
Includes the Summary of Economic Projections and dot plot.
Includes the Summary of Economic Projections and dot plot.
Includes the Summary of Economic Projections and dot plot.
Includes the Summary of Economic Projections and dot plot.
Includes the Summary of Economic Projections and dot plot.
Includes the Summary of Economic Projections and dot plot.
Includes the Summary of Economic Projections and dot plot.
The Federal Open Market Committee sets US monetary policy. Its policy statement is normally released at 2:00 PM Eastern Time on the second day of each regularly scheduled meeting. The Chair normally begins a press conference at 2:30 PM Eastern. Meetings marked in the schedule also include the Summary of Economic Projections and dot plot.
FOMC decision times are shown in US Eastern Time. A subscribed calendar uses the event timezone to display the corresponding local time on compatible devices.
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Last schedule change in our database: August 12, 2026
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FAQ
The complete 2026–2027 FOMC meeting schedule is listed in the table below. The next interest-rate decision is scheduled for September 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time.
The next scheduled FOMC interest-rate decision is September 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Dates can change, and the schedule below is kept in sync with the Federal Reserve.
Regular FOMC policy statements are normally released at 2:00 PM Eastern Time on the second day of the meeting.
The Federal Reserve Chair normally begins the post-meeting press conference at 2:30 PM Eastern Time, 30 minutes after the scheduled policy statement.
The Federal Reserve normally publishes its Summary of Economic Projections, including the federal-funds-rate dot plot, four times a year. Those meetings are marked in the schedule when identified by the official source.
Yes. It shows completed and upcoming meetings for the current year, followed by published future-year dates.
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