FOMC Meeting Calendar & Next Fed Decision
Next FOMC meeting date, rate-decision time in ET, Chair press-conference time, upcoming meetings and what happens at a Federal Reserve policy meeting.
Last updated Oct 4, 2026 at 6:57 PM ET
- Next release
- To be scheduled
- Release time
- 2:00 PM ET decision · 2:30 PM ET press conference
- Published by
- Federal Reserve
- Frequency
- Eight scheduled meetings per year
Upcoming FOMC releases
Recent FOMC results
WEDNESDAY · APR 8
WEDNESDAY · APR 29
Why FOMC matters
The Federal Open Market Committee sets the target range for the federal funds rate. Its decisions anchor the entire U.S. interest-rate curve.
A meeting day has two distinct events: the statement and rate decision at 2:00 PM ET, then the Chair's press conference at 2:30 PM ET. Markets frequently move twice, and in opposite directions.
Four of the eight annual meetings also publish the Summary of Economic Projections, including the dot plot of individual rate expectations.
What traders watch
- • Policy rate path
- • Statement language changes
- • Dot plot at projection meetings
- • Balance-sheet policy
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Other key releases
- CPI release schedule
- Jobs Report release schedule
- Nonfarm Payrolls release schedule
- Unemployment Rate release schedule
- PPI release schedule
- PCE release schedule
- Core PCE release schedule
- GDP release schedule
- Retail Sales release schedule
- Jobless Claims release schedule
- JOLTS release schedule
- ISM Manufacturing release schedule
- ISM Services release schedule
Calendar data is provided for educational and research purposes only and is not investment advice. Release dates, times, estimates and results can change; always verify against the issuing company or agency.
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