*Federal Reserve Meeting Schedule 2025*
The Federal Reserve meets eight times a year to make decisions on interest rates. Here is the meeting schedule for 2025 ¹ ² ³:
- *January 28-29*: Completed, interest rates remained at 4.25% - 4.50%
- *March 18-19*: Completed, interest rates were not changed
- *May 6-7*: Completed, interest rates remained at 4.25% - 4.50%
- *June 17-18*: Completed, interest rates remained at 4.25% - 4.50%
- *July 29-30*: Completed, interest rates remained at 4.25% - 4.50%
- *September 16-17*: Completed, interest rates were lowered by 25 basis points to 4.00% - 4.25%
- *October 28-29*: Completed, interest rates were lowered by 25 basis points to 3.75% - 4.00%
- *December 9-10*: Next meeting, expectations for a reduction in interest rates to 3.50% - 3.75%
*Note:* These expectations are subject to change based on economic data and global conditions. ⁴
