When is the next Fed meeting?

The next Fed meeting is December 8 and 9, 2026, according to the Federal Reserve's meeting calendar. The meeting is held by the Federal Open Market Committee. It is the last of the eight meetings on the 2026 calendar.

Upcoming meeting dates

The calendar lists these meetings next. It marks some meetings as associated with a Summary of Economic Projections.

The calendar says each meeting date is tentative until it is confirmed at the meeting immediately before it. It also says the committee holds eight regularly scheduled meetings during the year and other meetings as needed.

What the Fed decided at its last meeting

The last meeting was October 27 and 28, 2026. In the statement released on October 28 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time, the committee said it "decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 3-3/4 to 4 percent".

• The statement was approved by a 10 to 2 vote.
• Lisa D. Cook and Beth M. Hammack voted against the action. The statement said they preferred to raise the target range by 1/4 percentage point at that meeting.
• The statement said "Inflation remains elevated" and referred to the committee's 2 percent inflation goal. The latest reading is on the page What is the inflation rate right now?.
• The statement said job gains have kept pace with the workforce and the unemployment rate has changed little. The date of the next employment report is on the page When is the next jobs report?.

What is published after a meeting

The calendar links a statement, an implementation note and a press conference for each 2026 meeting held so far. It says the minutes of regularly scheduled meetings are released three weeks after the date of the policy decision. The calendar does not yet link minutes for the October meeting.