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Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC)

Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 16 September 2020

Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 16 September 2020: 0.25%, in line with the forecast and unchanged from 0.25% in July 2020. It was released on Wed 16 Sep 2020 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
0.25%
Forecast
0.25%
The market consensus
Previous
0.25%
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) 16 September 2020: 0.25% against a 0.25% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
16 Sep 2020—0.25%0.25%0.25%
29 Jul 2020—0.25%0.25%0.25%
10 Jun 2020—0.25%0.25%0.25%
29 Apr 2020—0.25%0.25%0.25%
15 Mar 2020—0.25%—1.25%
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%
The release before:Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 29 July 2020The release after:Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 5 November 2020Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar