When is the next Fed meeting? FOMC meeting schedule 2026 and 2027

From the Federal Reserve. Every date in New York time (ET), with the times in nine other cities.

The next Fed meeting is Tuesday and Wednesday, December 8-9, 2026, with the rate decision at 2:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 9 and the press conference at 2:30 p.m. ET.

That is in 27 days (today is Thursday, November 12, 2026).

The latest decision, on October 28, 2026, held the range at 3.75% to 4.00%.

Updated Wednesday, October 28, 2026

The Federal Reserve's Eccles Building in Washington

Next decision

Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 2:00 p.m. ET

In 27 days; press conference 2:30 p.m. ET

Latest decision

3.75% to 4.00%

Oct 28: held

Source

Federal Reserve

Last decision Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Before the decision

The releases due before the decision on Wednesday, December 9.

Friday, November 13PPI (October 2026)
Tuesday, November 17Retail sales (October 2026)
Wednesday, November 18FOMC minutes (October 2026 meeting)
Thursday, November 19Jobless claims (week ending November 14, 2026)
Wednesday, November 25GDP (Q3 2026), Jobless claims (week ending November 21, 2026), PCE (October 2026)
Thursday, December 3Jobless claims (week ending November 28, 2026)
Friday, December 4Jobs report (November 2026)

Times in other cities

The next decision and press conference, Wednesday, December 9, 2026, in each city's own time on that date.

City	Decision	Press conference
New YorkET	2:00 p.m.	2:30 p.m.
Los AngelesPacific	11:00 a.m.	11:30 a.m.
ChicagoCentral	1:00 p.m.	1:30 p.m.
UTC	7:00 p.m.	7:30 p.m.
London	7:00 p.m.	7:30 p.m.
Frankfurt	8:00 p.m.	8:30 p.m.
Mumbai	12:30 a.m.Thu, Dec 10	1:00 a.m.Thu, Dec 10
Singapore	3:00 a.m.Thu, Dec 10	3:30 a.m.Thu, Dec 10
Tokyo	4:00 a.m.Thu, Dec 10	4:30 a.m.Thu, Dec 10
Sydney	6:00 a.m.Thu, Dec 10	6:30 a.m.Thu, Dec 10

FOMC meetings 2026

Meeting	Decision and press conference	Dot plot	Outcome
January 27-28Decision Jan 28, 2:00 p.m. ET; press conference 2:30 p.m. ET	Wednesday, January 28, 2:00 p.m. ETPress conference 2:30 p.m. ET	No	Held3.50% to 3.75%
March 17-18Decision Mar 18, 2:00 p.m. ET; press conference 2:30 p.m. ETWith the dot plot	Wednesday, March 18, 2:00 p.m. ETPress conference 2:30 p.m. ET	Yes	Held3.50% to 3.75%
April 28-29Decision Apr 29, 2:00 p.m. ET; press conference 2:30 p.m. ET	Wednesday, April 29, 2:00 p.m. ETPress conference 2:30 p.m. ET	No	Held3.50% to 3.75%
June 16-17Decision Jun 17, 2:00 p.m. ET; press conference 2:30 p.m. ETWith the dot plot	Wednesday, June 17, 2:00 p.m. ETPress conference 2:30 p.m. ET	Yes	Held3.50% to 3.75%
July 28-29Decision Jul 29, 2:00 p.m. ET; press conference 2:30 p.m. ET	Wednesday, July 29, 2:00 p.m. ETPress conference 2:30 p.m. ET	No	Held3.50% to 3.75%
September 15-16Decision Sep 16, 2:00 p.m. ET; press conference 2:30 p.m. ETWith the dot plot	Wednesday, September 16, 2:00 p.m. ETPress conference 2:30 p.m. ET	Yes	Raised 0.25 point3.75% to 4.00%
October 27-28Decision Oct 28, 2:00 p.m. ET; press conference 2:30 p.m. ET	Wednesday, October 28, 2:00 p.m. ETPress conference 2:30 p.m. ET	No	Held3.75% to 4.00%
December 8-9Decision Dec 9, 2:00 p.m. ET; press conference 2:30 p.m. ETWith the dot plot Times in other cities Los Angeles 11:00 a.m. Chicago 1:00 p.m. UTC 7:00 p.m. London 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt 8:00 p.m. Mumbai 12:30 a.m., Thu, Dec 10 Singapore 3:00 a.m., Thu, Dec 10 Tokyo 4:00 a.m., Thu, Dec 10 Sydney 6:00 a.m., Thu, Dec 10	Wednesday, December 9, 2:00 p.m. ETPress conference 2:30 p.m. ET	Yes	Next, in 27 days

Dot plot: the meetings with a Summary of Economic Projections, as the Fed marks them. Outcome: the change in the federal funds target range and the range it set.

FOMC meetings 2027

Meeting	Decision and press conference	Dot plot	Status
January 26-27Decision Jan 27, 2:00 p.m. ET; press conference 2:30 p.m. ET Times in other cities Los Angeles 11:00 a.m. Chicago 1:00 p.m. UTC 7:00 p.m. London 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt 8:00 p.m. Mumbai 12:30 a.m., Thu, Jan 28 Singapore 3:00 a.m., Thu, Jan 28 Tokyo 4:00 a.m., Thu, Jan 28 Sydney 6:00 a.m., Thu, Jan 28	Wednesday, January 27, 2:00 p.m. ETPress conference 2:30 p.m. ET	No	Tentative
March 16-17Decision Mar 17, 2:00 p.m. ET; press conference 2:30 p.m. ETWith the dot plot Times in other cities Los Angeles 11:00 a.m. Chicago 1:00 p.m. UTC 6:00 p.m. London 6:00 p.m. Frankfurt 7:00 p.m. Mumbai 11:30 p.m. Singapore 2:00 a.m., Thu, Mar 18 Tokyo 3:00 a.m., Thu, Mar 18 Sydney 5:00 a.m., Thu, Mar 18	Wednesday, March 17, 2:00 p.m. ETPress conference 2:30 p.m. ET	Yes	Tentative
April 27-28Decision Apr 28, 2:00 p.m. ET; press conference 2:30 p.m. ET Times in other cities Los Angeles 11:00 a.m. Chicago 1:00 p.m. UTC 6:00 p.m. London 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt 8:00 p.m. Mumbai 11:30 p.m. Singapore 2:00 a.m., Thu, Apr 29 Tokyo 3:00 a.m., Thu, Apr 29 Sydney 4:00 a.m., Thu, Apr 29	Wednesday, April 28, 2:00 p.m. ETPress conference 2:30 p.m. ET	No	Tentative
June 8-9Decision Jun 9, 2:00 p.m. ET; press conference 2:30 p.m. ETWith the dot plot Times in other cities Los Angeles 11:00 a.m. Chicago 1:00 p.m. UTC 6:00 p.m. London 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt 8:00 p.m. Mumbai 11:30 p.m. Singapore 2:00 a.m., Thu, Jun 10 Tokyo 3:00 a.m., Thu, Jun 10 Sydney 4:00 a.m., Thu, Jun 10	Wednesday, June 9, 2:00 p.m. ETPress conference 2:30 p.m. ET	Yes	Tentative
July 27-28Decision Jul 28, 2:00 p.m. ET; press conference 2:30 p.m. ET Times in other cities Los Angeles 11:00 a.m. Chicago 1:00 p.m. UTC 6:00 p.m. London 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt 8:00 p.m. Mumbai 11:30 p.m. Singapore 2:00 a.m., Thu, Jul 29 Tokyo 3:00 a.m., Thu, Jul 29 Sydney 4:00 a.m., Thu, Jul 29	Wednesday, July 28, 2:00 p.m. ETPress conference 2:30 p.m. ET	No	Tentative
September 14-15Decision Sep 15, 2:00 p.m. ET; press conference 2:30 p.m. ETWith the dot plot Times in other cities Los Angeles 11:00 a.m. Chicago 1:00 p.m. UTC 6:00 p.m. London 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt 8:00 p.m. Mumbai 11:30 p.m. Singapore 2:00 a.m., Thu, Sep 16 Tokyo 3:00 a.m., Thu, Sep 16 Sydney 4:00 a.m., Thu, Sep 16	Wednesday, September 15, 2:00 p.m. ETPress conference 2:30 p.m. ET	Yes	Tentative
October 26-27Decision Oct 27, 2:00 p.m. ET; press conference 2:30 p.m. ET Times in other cities Los Angeles 11:00 a.m. Chicago 1:00 p.m. UTC 6:00 p.m. London 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt 8:00 p.m. Mumbai 11:30 p.m. Singapore 2:00 a.m., Thu, Oct 28 Tokyo 3:00 a.m., Thu, Oct 28 Sydney 5:00 a.m., Thu, Oct 28	Wednesday, October 27, 2:00 p.m. ETPress conference 2:30 p.m. ET	No	Tentative
December 7-8Decision Dec 8, 2:00 p.m. ET; press conference 2:30 p.m. ETWith the dot plot Times in other cities Los Angeles 11:00 a.m. Chicago 1:00 p.m. UTC 7:00 p.m. London 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt 8:00 p.m. Mumbai 12:30 a.m., Thu, Dec 9 Singapore 3:00 a.m., Thu, Dec 9 Tokyo 4:00 a.m., Thu, Dec 9 Sydney 6:00 a.m., Thu, Dec 9	Wednesday, December 8, 2:00 p.m. ETPress conference 2:30 p.m. ET	Yes	Tentative

The Fed treats each date as tentative until it is confirmed at the meeting before it. It has also scheduled a meeting for January 25-26, 2028.

FOMC minutes release dates 2026

Release date	Meeting	Status
Wednesday, February 18, 20262:00 p.m. ETJanuary 2026 meeting	January 2026	Published
Wednesday, April 8, 20262:00 p.m. ETMarch 2026 meeting	March 2026	Published
Wednesday, May 20, 20262:00 p.m. ETApril 2026 meeting	April 2026	Published
Wednesday, July 8, 20262:00 p.m. ETJune 2026 meeting	June 2026	Published
Wednesday, August 19, 20262:00 p.m. ETJuly 2026 meeting	July 2026	Published
Wednesday, October 7, 20262:00 p.m. ETSeptember 2026 meeting	September 2026	Published
Wednesday, November 18, 20262:00 p.m. ETOctober 2026 meeting Times in other cities Los Angeles 11:00 a.m. Chicago 1:00 p.m. UTC 7:00 p.m. London 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt 8:00 p.m. Mumbai 12:30 a.m., Thu, Nov 19 Singapore 3:00 a.m., Thu, Nov 19 Tokyo 4:00 a.m., Thu, Nov 19 Sydney 6:00 a.m., Thu, Nov 19	October 2026	Next, in 6 days
Wednesday, December 30, 20262:00 p.m. ETDecember 2026 meeting Times in other cities Los Angeles 11:00 a.m. Chicago 1:00 p.m. UTC 7:00 p.m. London 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt 8:00 p.m. Mumbai 12:30 a.m., Thu, Dec 31 Singapore 3:00 a.m., Thu, Dec 31 Tokyo 4:00 a.m., Thu, Dec 31 Sydney 6:00 a.m., Thu, Dec 31	December 2026	Upcoming

The minutes come out three weeks after each decision, at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Federal funds target range, history

Decision	Range	Change
October 28, 2026	3.75% to 4.00%	Held
September 16, 2026	3.75% to 4.00%	Raised 0.25 point
July 29, 2026	3.50% to 3.75%	Held
June 17, 2026	3.50% to 3.75%	Held
April 29, 2026	3.50% to 3.75%	Held
March 18, 2026	3.50% to 3.75%	Held
January 28, 2026	3.50% to 3.75%	Held
December 10, 2025	3.50% to 3.75%	Cut 0.25 point
October 29, 2025	3.75% to 4.00%	Cut 0.25 point
September 17, 2025	4.00% to 4.25%	Cut 0.25 point
July 30, 2025	4.25% to 4.50%	Held
June 18, 2025	4.25% to 4.50%	Held
May 7, 2025	4.25% to 4.50%	Held
March 19, 2025	4.25% to 4.50%	Held
January 29, 2025	4.25% to 4.50%	Held
December 18, 2024	4.25% to 4.50%	Cut 0.25 point
November 7, 2024	4.50% to 4.75%	Cut 0.25 point
September 18, 2024	4.75% to 5.00%	Cut 0.50 point
July 31, 2024	5.25% to 5.50%	Held
June 12, 2024	5.25% to 5.50%	Held
May 1, 2024	5.25% to 5.50%	Held
March 20, 2024	5.25% to 5.50%	Held
January 31, 2024	5.25% to 5.50%	Held
December 13, 2023	5.25% to 5.50%	Held
November 1, 2023	5.25% to 5.50%	Held
September 20, 2023	5.25% to 5.50%	Held
July 26, 2023	5.25% to 5.50%	Raised 0.25 point
June 14, 2023	5.00% to 5.25%	Held
May 3, 2023	5.00% to 5.25%	Raised 0.25 point
March 22, 2023	4.75% to 5.00%	Raised 0.25 point
February 1, 2023	4.50% to 4.75%	Raised 0.25 point
December 14, 2022	4.25% to 4.50%	Raised 0.50 point
November 2, 2022	3.75% to 4.00%	Raised 0.75 point
September 21, 2022	3.00% to 3.25%	Raised 0.75 point
July 27, 2022	2.25% to 2.50%	Raised 0.75 point
June 15, 2022	1.50% to 1.75%	Raised 0.75 point
May 4, 2022	0.75% to 1.00%	Raised 0.50 point
March 16, 2022	0.25% to 0.50%	Raised 0.25 point
January 26, 2022	0.00% to 0.25%	Held
December 15, 2021	0.00% to 0.25%	Held
November 3, 2021	0.00% to 0.25%	Held
September 22, 2021	0.00% to 0.25%	Held
July 28, 2021	0.00% to 0.25%	Held
June 16, 2021	0.00% to 0.25%	Held
April 28, 2021	0.00% to 0.25%	Held
March 17, 2021	0.00% to 0.25%	Held
January 27, 2021	0.00% to 0.25%	Held

What the FOMC does

The Federal Open Market Committee meets eight times a year to set the target range for the federal funds rate. The statement comes out at 2:00 p.m. ET on the last day of the meeting and the Chair's press conference follows at 2:30 p.m. ET; the minutes are published three weeks later.

Official source: Federal Reserve. The whole calendar, every release type on one page: economic calendar. As data: calendar API.

Other release pages: CPI · Jobs report · GDP · PCE

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the next Fed meeting?

Tuesday and Wednesday, December 8-9, 2026. The decision comes at 2:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 9 (7:00 p.m. in London, 4:00 a.m. on Thu, Dec 10 in Tokyo) and the press conference at 2:30 p.m. ET. After that: January 26-27, 2027 and March 16-17, 2027.

What is the Fed meeting schedule for 2026?

January 27-28, March 17-18, April 28-29, June 16-17, July 28-29, September 15-16, October 27-28 and December 8-9, 2026. The decision comes at 2:00 p.m. ET on the last day of each meeting. The March, June, September and December meetings come with the dot plot.

What time is the Fed decision and the press conference?

The statement comes out at 2:00 p.m. ET, which is 18:00 UTC in US summer time and 19:00 UTC in winter, on the last day of the meeting. The Chair's press conference starts half an hour later, at 2:30 p.m. ET.

What was the last Fed rate decision?

On October 28, 2026 the FOMC held the range at 3.75% to 4.00%.

Which meetings have the dot plot?

The meetings the Fed marks for a Summary of Economic Projections, which carries the dot plot of each official's rate projection: in 2026 March 17-18, June 16-17, September 15-16 and December 8-9; in 2027 March 16-17, June 8-9, September 14-15 and December 7-8. The projections come out with the statement at 2:00 p.m. ET.

What are the 2027 dates?

January 26-27, March 16-17, April 27-28, June 8-9, July 27-28, September 14-15, October 26-27 and December 7-8, 2027. The Fed treats each date as tentative until it is confirmed at the meeting before it. It has also scheduled a meeting for January 25-26, 2028.

When are the minutes released?

Three weeks after each decision, at 2:00 p.m. ET. The next minutes, of the October 2026 meeting, come out on Wednesday, November 18, 2026.

Where does the FOMC data come from?

From the Federal Reserve: the dates from the FOMC calendar it publishes (https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm) and each decision from the statement released at the end of the meeting.

Can I get the FOMC dates as JSON?

Yes. The economic calendar endpoint /api/markets/calendar returns every scheduled release with its date, period, actual and previous value, free and without a key; a CSV sits at /api/markets/calendar/csv.

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