FOMC meeting dates 2026–2027

The Federal Reserve’s rate decision, statement and press conference. Published by the Federal Reserve at 2:00 p.m. ET; every date below is from its own schedule and shown in your time zone.

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December 9, 2026

Your time 19:00 UTCPublisher 2:00 p.m. ETUTC 19:00

Covers December 2026 meeting, with the Summary of Economic Projections · In 28 days

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Schedule

federalreserve.gov

Release date	Covers	Your time	UTC
Wed, Dec 9, 2026	December 2026 meetingProjections	19:00 UTC	19:00
Wed, Jan 27, 2027	January 2027 meeting	19:00 UTC	19:00
Wed, Mar 17, 2027	March 2027 meetingProjections	18:00 UTC	18:00
Wed, Apr 28, 2027	April 2027 meeting	18:00 UTC	18:00
Wed, Jun 9, 2027	June 2027 meetingProjections	18:00 UTC	18:00
Wed, Jul 28, 2027	July 2027 meeting	18:00 UTC	18:00
Wed, Sep 15, 2027	September 2027 meetingProjections	18:00 UTC	18:00
Wed, Oct 27, 2027	October 2027 meeting	18:00 UTC	18:00
Wed, Dec 8, 2027	December 2027 meetingProjections	19:00 UTC	19:00

Read from federalreserve.gov on November 9, 2026. Agencies can move a date; their own schedule is final.

What the FOMC decision is

The Federal Open Market Committee sets US monetary policy, the federal funds rate first of all. It meets eight times a year for two days and publishes its decision at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on the second day; the Chair’s press conference starts half an hour later.

Four of the eight meetings (March, June, September and December) also publish the Summary of Economic Projections, where each member marks where they expect rates to be: the dot plot.

The decision itself is usually priced in by the day. What moves markets is the wording of the statement, the dot plot and the press conference, which shape expectations for the meetings after it.

What traders watch

The statement: Changes of a few words between one statement and the last are read as signals of the next step.
The dot plot: At the four meetings with projections, the median dot shows how many cuts or hikes members expect over the next years.
The press conference: It starts 30 minutes after the decision, and moves often come then rather than at 2:00 p.m.

How bitcoin moved after each FOMC decision

Average 24h move

2.74%

up or down

Ordinary day

1.80%

same years

Up after 24h

18 of 39

releases

Largest 24h move

+11.0%

July 27, 2022

Release	BTC at release	1 hour	24 hours	7 days
Oct 28, 2026	$80,860	+0.2%	0.0%	−0.5%
Sep 16, 2026	$75,770	−0.2%	+1.2%	+11.3%
Jul 29, 2026	$64,270	+0.4%	+0.9%	+0.8%
Jun 17, 2026	$66,108	−0.9%	−5.3%	−10.1%
Apr 29, 2026	$76,184	−0.9%	+0.1%	+6.9%
Mar 18, 2026	$71,595	−0.7%	−2.4%	−1.1%
Jan 28, 2026	$89,544	−0.2%	−6.8%	−18.0%
Dec 10, 2025	$92,503	+0.5%	−1.9%	−7.2%
Oct 29, 2025	$111,884	−1.0%	−3.9%	−7.1%
Sep 17, 2025	$115,504	−0.2%	+1.8%	−1.5%
Jul 30, 2025	$117,802	−1.1%	−0.1%	−2.0%
Jun 18, 2025	$104,332	−0.7%	+0.2%	+2.9%
May 7, 2025	$96,308	+0.3%	+4.9%	+7.2%
Mar 19, 2025	$84,231	+1.6%	−0.2%	+2.8%
Jan 29, 2025	$102,854	+0.7%	+2.6%	−6.0%
Dec 18, 2024	$104,805	−1.9%	−5.6%	−5.8%
Nov 7, 2024	$76,604	−0.1%	+0.3%	+16.3%
Sep 18, 2024	$60,013	+1.0%	+6.2%	+5.3%
Jul 31, 2024	$66,686	−0.2%	−5.2%	−16.7%
Jun 12, 2024	$69,800	−1.4%	−4.1%	−6.8%
May 1, 2024	$57,425	+2.6%	+3.1%	+9.0%
Mar 20, 2024	$64,108	+2.0%	+2.5%	+7.1%
Jan 31, 2024	$43,513	−0.4%	−1.5%	+0.3%
Dec 13, 2023	$42,127	+1.4%	+1.7%	+4.8%

Show all 24 releases

The last 24 of 39 releases since January 26, 2022. Price at the release is the last trade before it, on the BTC/USDT market of a major exchange. A move after a release is not caused by it alone, and past moves are no guide to the next one.

Questions people ask

At 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on the second day of the meeting: 19:00 UTC in winter, 18:00 UTC during US daylight saving time. The press conference begins at 2:30 p.m.

Eight scheduled meetings. The committee can also meet or act between them when it needs to, which it has done in crises.

March, June, September and December. They are marked in the schedule on this page.

On average more than on an ordinary day, by our count since 2022, but in no fixed direction. The table on this page lists every decision and how bitcoin moved after it.