FOMC Meeting Schedule (Tentative) for 2016
Earlier today, The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released its tentative monetary
policy meeting schedule for 2016. The FOMC doesn't always stick to the
exact dates on the schedule (hence tentative), but they do always meet
at least eight times per calendar year.
Why is this schedule important to you? Because it's at these monetary policy meetings that The FOMC votes on whether to raise, lower or make no changes to The Fed Funds Target Rate, and when the Fed Funds Target Rate changes, the U.S. Prime Rate (also known as the Fed, national or WSJ Prime Rate) will also change (how the US Prime Rate works).
Here's the tentative schedule for 2016:
Why is this schedule important to you? Because it's at these monetary policy meetings that The FOMC votes on whether to raise, lower or make no changes to The Fed Funds Target Rate, and when the Fed Funds Target Rate changes, the U.S. Prime Rate (also known as the Fed, national or WSJ Prime Rate) will also change (how the US Prime Rate works).
Here's the tentative schedule for 2016:
- March 16, 2016
(+ Press Conference + Economic Projections)
- June 15, 2016
(+ Press Conference + Economic Projections)
- September 21, 2016
(+ Press Conference + Economic Projections)
- December 14, 2016
(+ Press Conference + Economic Projections)
- February 1, 2017
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posted by Steve Brown | 5/11/2015 03:44:00 PM
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