The interest rate decision of the US Federal Reserve (FED) is eagerly awaited by the global market. According to the schedule determined at the beginning of the year, the last interest rate meeting of 2025 will take place in December. So when will the Fed's interest rate decision be announced?
The US Federal Reserve's Monetary Policy Committee will meet eight times this year. The Fed's first meeting was held on January 28-29. The final or eighth interest rate decision of the year will be determined in December. Besides the decision time, investors and markets are also focusing on the bank's future messages as well as assessments of the economy.
WHEN WILL THE FED'S INTEREST RATE DECISION BE ANNOUNCED?
The central bank, the Federal Reserve (FED), will hold its year-end meeting to determine policy interest rates for 2025 on December 9-10, 2025.
The decision is expected to be announced on the closing date of the meeting. Analysts predict this decision will be announced to the public on the evening of December 10, Turkish time.
FALL 25 BASE POINTS AT LAST MEETING
At its meeting held in October, the Fed reduced its policy rate by 25 basis points to a range of 3.75-4%, in line with expectations. In the bank's statement, it noted that economic activity expanded at a moderate pace, job growth slowed and inflation increased since the beginning of the year. The Fed also announced that it will end the balance sheet contraction process from December 1.
POWELL SAYS CAUTION
Speaking after this decision, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell spoke cautiously about the December meeting.
“In the committee's discussions at this meeting, there were very different views on how to proceed in December. A further reduction in the policy rate at the December meeting is uncertain. Policy is not following a predetermined path,” Powell said. he said.
Emphasizing that they had not made any decisions for December, Powell said that given the very high level of uncertainty, there may be a need to be cautious about the move.
