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Next FOMC minutes (Fed)
By the Kairotick team. Updated .
The Federal Reserve's detailed record of its last rate meeting, published three weeks after the decision at 2:00 pm ET.
2:00 p.m. ET, 19:00 UTC. Your time zone: shown in US Eastern time. Meeting of October 27-28.
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The short answer
FOMC minutes (Fed): the next release is on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. ET (19:00 UTC), according to the official schedule published by the Federal Reserve Board. What it is: the Federal Reserve's detailed record of its last rate meeting, published three weeks after the decision at 2:00 pm ET. 1 more date is scheduled, on December 30, 2026, listed below. Every time on this page is shown in US Eastern time and in your own time zone.
Release time around the world
| City | Local time | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:00 a.m. | Wed, Nov 18 |
| New York | 2:00 p.m. | Wed, Nov 18 |
| São Paulo | 4:00 p.m. | Wed, Nov 18 |
| London | 7:00 p.m. | Wed, Nov 18 |
| Frankfurt | 8:00 p.m. | Wed, Nov 18 |
| Lagos | 8:00 p.m. | Wed, Nov 18 |
| Johannesburg | 9:00 p.m. | Wed, Nov 18 |
| Dubai | 11:00 p.m. | Wed, Nov 18 |
| Mumbai | 12:30 a.m. | Thu, Nov 19 |
| Colombo (Sri Lanka) | 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 |
For the next release, Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. ET, with each city's own daylight saving time.
About this release
Who watches it
US dollar pairs, gold, US indices (Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow).
Official schedule
Dates and times come from the Federal Reserve Board. See the source.
Prop firm news rules for this release
- FTMO: on FTMO's restricted list (FOMC Meeting Minutes). On a funded Standard account, no opening or closing on forex pairs with USD, gold (XAUUSD), US indices and DXY from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after; stop loss and take profit fills count. Challenge, Verification and Swing accounts: no restriction.
- FundingPips: its USD announcements reference names "Federal Funds Rates and Statements / FOMC" but not the minutes by name; check whether its dashboard calendar tags this release Restricted.
- FundedNext (funded): if it is a listed high-impact release, only 40% of the profit from USD-correlated trades executed 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after counts.
- The5ers (High Stakes): if it is high-impact (red folder) on Forex Factory, no order in the related currency or index may execute from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after.
The four firms' news rules, quoted from their own pages (read October 9, 2026).
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Every scheduled date
| Date | Time (ET) | Your time | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 7, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. | meeting of September 15-16 | |
| Wed, Nov 18, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. | meeting of October 27-28 | |
| Wed, Dec 30, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. | meeting of December 8-9 |
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Questions
When is the next FOMC minutes (Fed)?
The next FOMC minutes (Fed) is on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. ET (19:00 UTC), according to the official schedule published by the Federal Reserve Board.
What time is the Minutes released?
2:00 p.m. ET, which is 19:00 UTC.
What time is the Minutes released in London, Singapore and Sydney?
For the next release: London 7:00 p.m. (Wed, Nov 18), Singapore 3:00 a.m. (Thu, Nov 19), Sydney 6:00 a.m. (Thu, Nov 19), local time in each city.
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