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Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC)

Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 3 May 2017

Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 3 May 2017: 1%, in line with the forecast and unchanged from 1% in March 2017. It was released on Wed 3 May 2017 at 18:00 UTC (2:00 PM ET).

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Federal Reserve. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
1%
Forecast
1%
The market consensus
Previous
1%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

In line with the forecast: The dollar may be little changed, but guidance can still move it if the expected path shifts.

Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 3 May 2017: 1% against a 1% forecast, with the last 10 releases
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The last 10 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
3 May 2017—1%1%1%
15 Mar 2017—1%1%0.75%
1 Feb 2017—0.75%0.75%0.75%
27 Apr 2016—0.5%0.5%0.5%
16 Mar 2016—0.5%0.5%0.5%
27 Jan 2016—0.5%0.5%0.5%
17 Jun 2015—0.25%0.25%0.25%
29 Apr 2015—0.25%—0.25%
18 Mar 2015—0.25%0.25%0.25%
28 Jan 2015—0.25%—0.25%
The release before:Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 15 March 2017The release after:Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 31 January 2018Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar