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Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC)

Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 4 May 2022

Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 4 May 2022: 1%, in line with the forecast and up from 0.5% in March 2022. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. It was released on Wed 4 May 2022 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
0.5%
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) 4 May 2022: 1% against a 1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
4 May 2022—1%1%0.5%
16 Mar 2022—0.5%0.5%0.25%
26 Jan 2022—0.25%0.25%0.25%
15 Dec 2021—0.25%0.25%0.25%
3 Nov 2021—0.25%0.25%0.25%
22 Sep 2021—0.25%0.25%0.25%
28 Jul 2021—0.25%0.25%0.25%
16 Jun 2021—0.25%0.25%0.25%
28 Apr 2021—0.25%0.25%0.25%
17 Mar 2021—0.25%0.25%0.25%
27 Jan 2021—0.25%0.25%0.25%
16 Dec 2020—0.25%0.25%0.25%
The release before:Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 16 March 2022The release after:Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 15 June 2022Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar