Follow 17 Federal Reserve rate decisions from September 2024 through September 2026, including holds between cuts and the later increase. Each decision links to its original FOMC statement.
Scheduled policy decisions from September 18, 2024 through September 16, 2026. All 17 statements are from one primary publisher, the Federal Reserve; they are not independent assessments or forecasts.
Dates without a time use the local date of the event.
The FOMC lowered its target range by 0.25 percentage points to 4.00%-4.25%.
The committee cited increased downside risks to employment. This is the decision date, not the next day's implementation date.
The FOMC reduced the federal funds target range by 0.25 percentage points to 3.75%-4.00%.
The entry records the committee decision announced on this date. The linked statement also sets out its economic assessment and conditions for future adjustments.
The FOMC reduced the federal funds target range by 0.25 percentage points to 3.50%-3.75%.
The entry records the committee decision announced on this date. The linked statement also sets out its economic assessment and conditions for future adjustments.
The FOMC kept the federal funds target range at 3.50%-3.75%. This meeting left the policy rate unchanged.
The entry records the committee decision announced on this date. The linked statement also sets out its economic assessment and conditions for future adjustments.
The FOMC kept the federal funds target range at 3.50%-3.75%. This meeting left the policy rate unchanged.
The entry records the committee decision announced on this date. The linked statement also sets out its economic assessment and conditions for future adjustments.
The FOMC kept the federal funds target range at 3.50%-3.75%. This meeting left the policy rate unchanged.
The entry records the committee decision announced on this date. The linked statement also sets out its economic assessment and conditions for future adjustments.
The FOMC kept the federal funds target range at 3.50%-3.75%. This meeting left the policy rate unchanged.
The entry records the committee decision announced on this date. The linked statement also sets out its economic assessment and conditions for future adjustments.
The FOMC kept the federal funds target range at 3.50%-3.75%. This meeting left the policy rate unchanged.
The entry records the committee decision announced on this date. The linked statement also sets out its economic assessment and conditions for future adjustments.
The FOMC raised the target range by 0.25 percentage points to 3.75%-4.00% in a unanimous decision.
The committee attributed this increase to elevated inflation. The earlier entries show the intervening holds and cuts rather than treating the selected increases as consecutive changes.
Scheduled policy decisions from September 18, 2024 through September 16, 2026. All 17 statements are from one primary publisher, the Federal Reserve; they are not independent assessments or forecasts.