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Thursday, October 15, 2026

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Economy calendar/Official series

Federal funds target range

Federal Funds Target Range. Issued by Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FOMC statements), republished as FRED DFEDTARU. Retrieved Thursday, October 15, 2026. Not a forecast.

3.75 to 4.00 percentLatest observation · September 2026

0.13.05.92022-032023-052026-09

Checked Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. September 2026 was appended to the not-seasonally-adjusted consumer price index (CPIAUCNS) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics public data API, series CUUR0000SA0: 2026-09-01 = 336.94. The September release, USDL-26-1574, prints that index as 336.940. August on this card was already 334.98 and was not rewritten. The St. Louis Fed graph download did not return. Payrolls were re-checked on bureau series CES0000000001: September 2026 remains 159044 and August remains 159015. Those observations were not rewritten. Unemployment and the effective federal funds rate live on the rates, jobs, and prices chart. The federal-funds graph file did not return. No October federal-funds value was entered. Next consumer price index: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, 8:30 a.m. Eastern.

Recent official observations

PeriodTarget range
September 20263.75 to 4.00 percent
August 20263.50 to 3.75 percent
December 20253.50 to 3.75 percent
October 20253.75 to 4.00 percent
September 20254.00 to 4.25 percent
December 20244.25 to 4.50 percent
November 20244.50 to 4.75 percent
September 20244.75 to 5.00 percent

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