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FOMC · Monday, September 14, 2026

Fed rate meeting opens tomorrow

The File desk · Sep. 14, 2026, 6:26 a.m. ET

Confirmed4 primary sources

Status

Confirmed from the Federal Reserve Federal Open Market Committee calendars page listing September 15–16, 2026, with a Summary of Economic Projections. No new policy statement has printed yet for this meeting. Friday’s Consumer Price Index remains the last major Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation print before the decision.
The Federal Reserve’s rate-setting committee starts a two-day meeting tomorrow. The Board’s Federal Open Market Committee calendars page lists September 15–16, 2026, with a star marking a Summary of Economic Projections meeting. That is when the Fed could next change rates. No new policy statement has printed yet for this meeting. Friday’s Consumer Price Index for August remains the last major Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation print before the decision: the all-items index rose 0.4 percent in August after seasonal adjustment and was up 3.4 percent over 12 months. The next Consumer Price Index release is Oct. 14, 2026. The Bureau of Economic Analysis schedule shows no print today; next major BEA items include Sept. 24 international transactions and Sept. 30 GDP and August personal income.
The Federal Reserve’s rate-setting committee starts a two-day meeting tomorrow.
The Board’s Federal Open Market Committee calendars page lists September 15–16, 2026. A star marks it as a Summary of Economic Projections meeting.
That sitting is when the Fed could next change rates. This desk does not forecast a hike, a cut, or a hold.
No new policy statement has printed yet for this meeting.
Friday’s Consumer Price Index for August is still the last major Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation print before the decision. The all-items index rose 0.4 percent in August after seasonal adjustment and was up 3.4 percent over 12 months. The next Consumer Price Index release is Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis schedule, checked Monday, shows no print today. Next on that list: Sept. 24, U.S. international transactions for the second quarter, and Sept. 30, the third estimate of second-quarter GDP plus August personal income.
How we know

What is still unknown or disputed

  • Whether the committee raises, holds, or cuts rates, and what the new projections show, will not be known until the statement and materials print after the meeting.

Primary sources

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  1. Source 1

    Meeting calendars and information (2026 FOMC Meetings)

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System · checked 2026-09-14

    2026 FOMC Meetings … September 15-16* … October 27-28 … December 8-9* … * Meeting associated with a Summary of Economic Projections.

    https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm

  2. Source 2 · fetch incomplete

    CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — AUGUST 2026 (USDL-26-1496)

    U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · September 11, 2026

    Live page returned HTTP 403 this pass. See Internet Archive capture.

    https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_09112026.htm

  3. Source 3

    CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — AUGUST 2026 (Internet Archive capture of USDL-26-1496)

    Internet Archive / U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · September 11, 2026

    CPI-U +0.4% SA Aug. after +0.1% July; +3.4% over 12 months; next release Oct. 14, 2026, 8:30 a.m. ET.

    https://web.archive.org/web/20260913072309/https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_09112026.htm

  4. Source 4

    BEA Release Schedule

    U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · checked 2026-09-14

    Next listed: Sept. 24 International Transactions Q2; Sept. 30 GDP third estimate / Personal Income August. Page last modified 9/14/26. No BEA print today.

    https://www.bea.gov/news/schedule