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Fed (FOMC) meetings dates 2026–2027

The FOMC is the Federal Reserve body that sets the target range for the federal funds rate. Each regular meeting runs two days and ends with a policy statement; four meetings a year also publish the Summary of Economic Projections.

Next: Dec 8–9, 2026

Meeting · 14:00 ET · Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Schedule

  • Dec 8–9, 2026Meeting · with economic projections14:00 ET
  • Jan 26–27, 2027Meeting · tentative until confirmed at preceding meeting14:00 ET
  • Mar 16–17, 2027Meeting · SEP; tentative until confirmed at preceding meeting14:00 ET
  • Apr 27–28, 2027Meeting · tentative until confirmed at preceding meeting14:00 ET
  • Jun 8–9, 2027Meeting · SEP; tentative until confirmed at preceding meeting14:00 ET
  • Jul 27–28, 2027Meeting · tentative until confirmed at preceding meeting14:00 ET
  • Sep 14–15, 2027Meeting · SEP; tentative until confirmed at preceding meeting14:00 ET
  • Oct 26–27, 2027Meeting · tentative until confirmed at preceding meeting14:00 ET
  • Dec 7–8, 2027Meeting · SEP; tentative until confirmed at preceding meeting14:00 ET

The Fed lists every meeting as tentative until it is confirmed at the meeting before. The statement is customarily released at 2:00 p.m. ET on the final day; check federalreserve.gov for each meeting.

Official schedule: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ↗

What it is

The FOMC is the Federal Reserve body that sets the target range for the federal funds rate. Each regular meeting runs two days and ends with a policy statement; four meetings a year also publish the Summary of Economic Projections.

Why markets watch it

The rate decision in the statement is the outcome that rate-decision contracts settle on and that resets expectations across bonds, currencies and equities.

Related reading: how this release is used in prediction markets, explained without predictions.

Dates are taken from each organizer's or agency's own published schedule and were last checked November 6, 2026. Schedules change: confirm on the official page before you plan around a date. Delta Arc is not affiliated with any event, organizer or agency listed here.

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