FOMC rate decision · United States · Federal Reserve Board
FOMC rate decision, 16 Sept 2026
Actual
4%
+0.25 pp vs previous
Federal Reserve Board: FOMC rate decision for 16 Sept 2026 at 4%, published 16 Sept 2026, 18:00 UTC.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemThe Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/4 percentage point to 3-3/4 to 4 percent, in support of the Federal Reserve's dual mandate.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Data: B-NKER (b-nker.com), CC BY 4.0.
Date and time from the official calendar: federalreserve.gov
- Previous
- 3.75%
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- High
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The Federal Open Market Committee sets the target range for the federal funds rate. Its statement is released at 2:00 p.m. Washington time on the last day of the meeting.
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