Fed Revises 2027 Calendar With October Meeting For Strategy Only
The Federal Reserve's revised calendar leaves seven scheduled policy decisions in 2027 and brings the year's final meeting forward to November.
The Federal Reserve has reserved its October 2027 meeting for broad monetary policy strategy, with no policy decision planned, in a revised tentative schedule set out in a press release dated 12th November 2026.
The year's final policy meeting is now scheduled for 16th and 17th November. The original schedule, announced in a press release dated 5th September 2025, listed 7th and 8th December instead. The other seven meeting dates in 2027 are unchanged, but October's purpose is now different.
The revised list contains seven meetings with policy decisions, compared with eight regular meetings on the Fed's 2026 calendar. The Fed says decisions will be announced on the second day of each meeting except October's strategy session.
The revised 2027 timetable
| Meeting dates | Planned purpose |
|---|---|
| 26th and 27th January | Policy decision |
| 16th and 17th March | Policy decision |
| 27th and 28th April | Policy decision |
| 8th and 9th June | Policy decision |
| 27th and 28th July | Policy decision |
| 14th and 15th September | Policy decision |
| 26th and 27th October | Monetary policy strategy |
| 16th and 17th November | Policy decision |
Lord Abbett's October 2026 analysis argued that fewer meetings producing policy decisions need not limit the number of rate changes, because the Fed can act between scheduled meetings. It warned that reduced communication could make the Fed's assessment of the economy and its likely response harder to judge.
The Fed's calendar also lists a meeting for 25th and 26th January 2028. Each date remains tentative until confirmed at the preceding meeting.
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