Interest-rate decision, FOMC statement and Chair's press conference
Federal Reserve — Interest Rate & Policy
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Official benchmark · Federal funds target range midpoint3.875%Effective 17 Sept 2026
Latest verified policy decision
Hike +25 bp · 16 Sept 2026. Rate data checked 15 Oct 2026; this is a curated snapshot rather than a real-time quote.
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Dates reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Official schedules can change, so confirm using Fed's published calendar ↗.
Interest-rate decision, FOMC statement and Chair's press conference
Official Fed policy updates
Last reviewed 15 Oct 2026. These source-dated records are not a breaking-news feed.
Fed publishes minutes from September 15–16 FOMC meeting
The Federal Reserve released the minutes of its September monetary policy meeting. Minutes describe policymakers' discussion at the time of the meeting; they are not a new interest-rate decision or a new forward-rate quote.
Original Fed source ↗Fed raises Federal funds target range midpoint · 3.875%
Fed raised its benchmark rate; Trade90's selected federal funds target range midpoint is 3.875%. Effective 2026-09-17.
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Seven forex pairs involving USD
Each pair compares this central bank with one other policy benchmark and links to their two official publications.
How to interpret the USD benchmark
Federal funds target range midpoint is the selected benchmark for Federal Reserve. Traders monitor US inflation, payrolls, Fed communications and Treasury-market repricing. Its nominal rate is not by itself a price forecast for USD or a brokerage swap quote.
For the underlying definitions and policy-gap calculations, see TRADE90 methodology.