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The 2025 meeting schedule for the FOMC begins on January 28, with the next session scheduled for January 28 and January 29, 2025: January 28–January 29, 2025. March 18–March 19, 2025. May 6 ...
2016 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the Eccles Building, Washington, D.C. By law, the FOMC must meet at least four times each year in Washington, D.C. Since 1981, eight regularly scheduled meetings have been held each year at intervals of five to eight weeks.
Previously, the minutes were released only after the next meeting had already finished, rendering them only of historical interest; this was changed to be released three weeks after the date of a policy decision. The minutes thus became available for predicting the FOMC's action in the next meeting. Official statement: November 10, 2004 2.00% 3.00%
The FOMC typically meets about every six weeks, culminating in about eight meetings a year. Broader economic events could, however, prompt the Fed to meet outside of its original schedule.
The 2016 meeting focused on the effects of central bank balance sheets on financial stability. [3] The 2018 meeting focused on the effect of tech giants on the economy. [ 3 ] At the 2020 meeting, Fed chairman Jerome Powell announced a new policy for raising interest rates that was not simply based on joblessness or inflation expectations.
At his last post-FOMC press conference, two days after the election, he said, “The election will have no effects on our policy decisions.” And “We don’t comment on fiscal policy ...
The IMM dates are the four quarterly dates of each year which certain money market and Foreign Exchange futures contracts and option contracts use as their scheduled maturity date or termination date. The dates are the third Wednesday of March, June, September and December (i.e., between the 15th and 21st, whichever such day is a Wednesday).
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)’s move brings the Fed’s new key target range to 4.5-4.75 percent, back to levels last seen in the spring of 2023. This decision was an easy one.