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Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC)

Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 3 March 2020

Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 3 March 2020: 1.25%, down from 1.75% in January 2020. It is the lowest reading since May 2017. It was released on Tue 3 Mar 2020 at 15:00 UTC (10:00 AM ET).

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Federal Reserve. This page reports the release as published: the figures.

Actual
1.25%
Forecast
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The market consensus
Previous
1.75%
As the source gives it
Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 3 March 2020: 1.25%, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
3 Mar 2020—1.25%—1.75%
29 Jan 2020—1.75%1.75%1.75%
1 May 2019—2.5%2.5%2.5%
20 Mar 2019—2.5%2.5%2.5%
30 Jan 2019—2.5%2.5%2.5%
2 May 2018—1.75%1.75%1.75%
21 Mar 2018—1.75%1.75%1.5%
31 Jan 2018—1.5%1.5%1.5%
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%
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