Economic event · Monetary policy

Interest Rate Decision

The scheduled announcement at which a central bank’s policy committee sets its policy interest rate and explains its assessment of the economy.

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The release

How it is measured.

The committee votes on the level of the policy rate. The decision is published with a statement, and in many cases with projections and a press conference.

Why markets watch it.

The policy rate anchors short-term borrowing costs in a currency. Markets respond not only to the decision itself but to how it compares with what was already priced in, and to guidance about what may follow.

An explanation of why the release is followed, not a view on what any market will do when it is published. Educational information, not investment advice or a recommendation to trade.

Commonly monitored alongside it

Currencies and instruments that market participants commonly follow around this release. Listed for context; inclusion says nothing about direction.

Primary sources

Who publishes it.

The figures, the methodology and the release schedule are on the publisher’s own website. That is the only place this page sends you for a date.

Publishers of the Interest Rate Decision, by area, with links to the primary source
Area	Publisher	Primary source
United States	Federal Reserve	federalreserve.gov (opens in a new tab)
Euro area	European Central Bank	ecb.europa.eu (opens in a new tab)
United Kingdom	Bank of England	bankofengland.co.uk (opens in a new tab)

Cadence: Typically six to eight scheduled meetings a year, depending on the bank
Dates: Not shown on this page: GIO4X keeps no economic calendar of its own. TradingView’s calendar · All publishers’ pages

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