Federal Reserve Skips Rate Vote at October 2027 Meeting

The Federal Reserve announced on Thursday that it will not hold an interest-rate vote at its October 26-27, 2027 meeting, a change to its revised tentative schedule that cuts the number of rate-setting meetings on next year's Federal Open Market Committee calendar. The move narrows 2027 to seven meetings that will produce a policy decision, one fewer than the eight the FOMC normally holds each year. The decision was released at 12:45 p.m. EST on November 12, 2026.

Key Takeaways The October 26-27, 2027 FOMC meeting will carry no rate vote, leaving seven policy-decision meetings in 2027. The Fed is dedicating that October session to a discussion of broad monetary policy strategy issues. 2027 ra…