Economic calendar / Fed interest rate decision (FOMC)
Next Fed meeting (FOMC)
The Federal Reserve sets its policy rate and publishes a statement at 2:00 pm ET; the Chair's press conference follows at 2:30 pm.
2:00 p.m. ET, 18:00 UTC. Your time zone: shown in US Eastern time.
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Source: Federal Reserve Board.
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 (Federal Funds Rate & Statement). 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 (2-Step Standard, funded): listed in its USD announcements reference. When its dashboard calendar tags the release Restricted, profits of USD trades opened or closed from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after are deducted, unless opened 5 hours or more before.
- 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, Jun 17, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. | with the Fed's economic projections | |
| Wed, Jul 29, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. | ||
| Wed, Sep 16, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. | with the Fed's economic projections | |
| Wed, Oct 28, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. | ||
| Wed, Dec 9, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. | with the Fed's economic projections | |
| Wed, Jan 27, 2027 | 2:00 p.m. | ||
| Wed, Mar 17, 2027 | 2:00 p.m. | with the Fed's economic projections | |
| Wed, Apr 28, 2027 | 2:00 p.m. | ||
| Wed, Jun 9, 2027 | 2:00 p.m. | with the Fed's economic projections | |
| Wed, Jul 28, 2027 | 2:00 p.m. | ||
| Wed, Sep 15, 2027 | 2:00 p.m. | with the Fed's economic projections | |
| Wed, Oct 27, 2027 | 2:00 p.m. | ||
| Wed, Dec 8, 2027 | 2:00 p.m. | with the Fed's economic projections |
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Questions
When is the next Fed interest rate decision (FOMC)?
The next Fed interest rate decision (FOMC) is on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. ET (18:00 UTC), according to the official schedule published by the Federal Reserve Board.
What time is the FOMC released?
2:00 p.m. ET, which is 18:00 UTC.
What was the last FOMC result?
September 17, 2026: Fed policy rate 3.75 to 4.00%; Last change: raised by 25 basis points on September 17, 2026. Source: Federal Reserve Board.
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