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Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 29 October 2025

Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 29 October 2025: 4.0%, in line with the forecast and down from 4.25% in September 2025. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. It was released on Wed 29 Oct 2025 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
4.0%
Forecast
4.0%
The market consensus
Previous
4.25%
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) 29 October 2025: 4.0% against a 4.0% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
29 Oct 2025—4.0%4.0%4.25%
17 Sep 2025—4.25%4.25%4.5%
30 Jul 2025—4.5%4.5%4.5%
18 Jun 2025—4.5%4.5%4.5%
7 May 2025—4.5%4.5%4.5%
19 Mar 2025—4.5%4.5%4.5%
29 Jan 2025—4.5%4.5%4.5%
18 Dec 2024—4.5%4.5%4.75%
7 Nov 2024—4.75%4.75%5%
18 Sep 2024—5%5.25%5.5%
12 Jun 2024—5.5%5.5%5.5%
1 May 2024—5.5%5.5%5.5%
The release before:Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 17 September 2025The release after:Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC) 28 January 2026Fed Interest Rate Decision (FOMC): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar