Market Calendar — FOMC, CPI & Jobs Report Dates
The next Federal Reserve interest-rate decision is Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 2:00pm ET. The next US CPI inflation report is released Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 8:30am ET. Below: every scheduled market-moving event ahead, with US stock market holidays and early closes. Free, no sign-up.
Upcoming economic calendar
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | 14:00 | 🇺🇸 FOMC Rate Decision Federal Reserve interest rate decision + press conference | high |
| Sep 17 | 12:00 | 🇬🇧 BoE Rate Decision(estimated) | high |
| Sep 25 | 08:30 | 🇺🇸 US PCE Inflation (Aug)(estimated) Fed's preferred inflation gauge | high |
| Oct 2 | 08:30 | 🇺🇸 US Jobs Report / NFP (Sep) Non-Farm Payrolls + unemployment rate | high |
| Oct 12 | — | 🇺🇸 Q3 2026 Earnings Season Begins Major banks kick off Q3 season | high |
| Oct 14 | 08:30 | 🇺🇸 US CPI (Sep) | high |
| Oct 28 | 14:00 | 🇺🇸 FOMC Rate Decision Federal Reserve interest rate decision + press conference | high |
| Oct 29 | 08:30 | 🇺🇸 US GDP Q3 2026 (Advance)(estimated) | high |
| Oct 29 | 14:15 | 🇪🇺 ECB Rate Decision(estimated) | high |
| Oct 30 | 08:30 | 🇺🇸 US PCE Inflation (Sep)(estimated) Fed's preferred inflation gauge | high |
| Nov 5 | 12:00 | 🇬🇧 BoE Rate Decision(estimated) | high |
| Nov 6 | 08:30 | 🇺🇸 US Jobs Report / NFP (Oct) Non-Farm Payrolls + unemployment rate | high |
| Nov 10 | 08:30 | 🇺🇸 US CPI (Oct) | high |
| Nov 25 | 08:30 | 🇺🇸 US PCE Inflation (Oct)(estimated) Fed's preferred inflation gauge | high |
| Nov 26 | — | 🇺🇸 Thanksgiving Day NYSE, NASDAQ closed | holiday |
| Nov 27 | — | 🇺🇸 Black Friday (Early Close) Early close 1:00pm ET | low |
| Dec 4 | 08:30 | 🇺🇸 US Jobs Report / NFP (Nov) Non-Farm Payrolls + unemployment rate | high |
| Dec 9 | 14:00 | 🇺🇸 FOMC Rate Decision Federal Reserve interest rate decision + press conference | high |
| Dec 10 | 08:30 | 🇺🇸 US CPI (Nov) | high |
| Dec 17 | 14:15 | 🇪🇺 ECB Rate Decision(estimated) | high |
| Dec 17 | 12:00 | 🇬🇧 BoE Rate Decision(estimated) | high |
| Dec 23 | 08:30 | 🇺🇸 US PCE Inflation (Nov)(estimated) Fed's preferred inflation gauge | high |
| Dec 24 | — | 🇺🇸 Christmas Eve (Early Close) Early close 1:00pm ET | low |
| Dec 25 | — | 🇺🇸 Christmas Day NYSE, NASDAQ closed | holiday |
FOMC dates and NYSE holidays are the official published schedules; CPI and the jobs report follow the BLS release calendar. Events marked estimated are our projection until the institution confirms.
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2026 FOMC Meeting Schedule, CPI Dates & Stock Market Holidays
The dates every investor should have on their radar in 2026 — the Federal Reserve's rate-decision meetings, the inflation report cadence, and when the US stock market is closed. Free to view, no sign-up.
FOMC meetings (rate decisions)
- January 27–28, 2026Jan 28 · 2:00pm ET
- March 17–18, 2026Mar 18 · 2:00pm ET
- April 28–29, 2026Apr 29 · 2:00pm ET
- June 16–17, 2026Jun 17 · 2:00pm ET
- July 28–29, 2026Jul 29 · 2:00pm ET
- September 15–16, 2026Sep 16 · 2:00pm ET
- October 27–28, 2026Oct 28 · 2:00pm ET
- December 8–9, 2026Dec 9 · 2:00pm ET
The federal funds rate decision is announced on the second day of each meeting.
US market holidays
- Thursday, January 1New Year's Day
- Monday, January 19Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Monday, February 16Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
- Friday, April 3Good Friday
- Monday, May 25Memorial Day
- Friday, June 19Juneteenth National Independence Day
- Friday, July 3Independence Day (observed)
- Monday, September 7Labor Day
- Thursday, November 26Thanksgiving Day
- Friday, December 25Christmas Day
Inflation & key data
The CPI report is released monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics at 8:30am ET, usually mid-month for the prior month. The next scheduled release is Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
Other high-impact releases — the monthly jobs report (non-farm payrolls), PCE inflation and GDP — also drop at 8:30am ET and routinely move the whole market. Use the live calendar above to track them with their expected impact.
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