Economic calendar
FOMC Meeting October 2026
The Fed's October 2026 meeting ran 27 – 28 October. The rate decision came out on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Rate, upper bound
4.00%
- Decision
- Held at 3.75–4.00%
- Before the meeting
- 4.00%
- BTC, the hour after
- +0.21%
- Gold, the hour after
- -0.22%
Figures: Federal Reserve. BTC move: Hyperliquid BTC perpetual, the hour after the release. BTC from Hyperliquid's BTC perpetual, gold from spot gold (XAU/USD) 1-minute bars, the same bars as the Pravex gold chart. Both from the open of the decision minute.
Date and time
Released
- New York
- 2:00 p.m. ET
- Chicago
- 1:00 p.m. CT
- Denver
- 12:00 p.m. MT
- Los Angeles
- 11:00 a.m. PT
- London
- 6:00 p.m. UK time
- Dubai
- 10:00 p.m. UAE time
- India
- 11:30 p.m. IST
- Press conference
- 2:30 p.m. ET
- UTC
- 18:00 UTC
- Meeting
- 27 – 28 October
Date from the agency's schedule, checked 20 October 2026: federalreserve.gov
What it covers
The FOMC statement sets the federal funds target range, the rate banks charge each other overnight. The chair's press conference follows at 2:30 p.m. ET.
The top of the federal funds target range was 4.00%, against 4.00% before the meeting.
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Questions and answers
When did FOMC Meeting October 2026 come out?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
What did FOMC Meeting October 2026 show?
The top of the federal funds target range was 4.00%, against 4.00% before the meeting.
How did bitcoin and gold move after FOMC Meeting October 2026?
In the hour after the release, bitcoin moved +0.21% on Hyperliquid and spot gold (XAU/USD) moved -0.22%.
Other months
- Next: FOMC Meeting December 2026
- All dates: FOMC meeting dates
- Also in October 2026: NFP Jobs Report October 2026, CPI October 2026, PCE October 2026
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