Federal Reserve Events
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Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) MEETING DATES:
2026
October 27-28 (second day: statement released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT; news conference expected 1430 EDT/1830 GMT)
December 8-9 (second day: statement released 1400 EST/1900 GMT; news conference expected 1430 EST/1930 GMT)
2027
January 26-27 (second day: statement released 1400 EST/1900 GMT; news conference expected 1430 EST/1930 GMT)
March 16-17 ((second day: statement released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT; news conference expected 1430 EDT/1830 GMT)
April 27-28 ((second day: statement released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT; news conference expected 1430 EDT/1830 GMT)
June 8-9 ((second day: statement released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT; news conference expected 1430 EDT/1830 GMT)
July 27-28 ((second day: statement released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT; news conference expected 1430 EDT/1830 GMT)
September 14-15 ((second day: statement released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT; news conference expected 1430 EDT/1830 GMT)
October 26-27 ((second day: statement released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT; news conference expected 1430 EDT/1830 GMT)
December 7-8 (second day: statement released 1400 EST/1900 GMT; news conference expected 1430 EST/1930 GMT)
2028
January 25-26 (second day: statement released 1400 EST/1900 GMT; news conference expected 1430 EST/1930 GMT)
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FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIR KEVIN WARSH
Thursday, October 15
***BANGKOK, Thailand - Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh participates in fireside chat before the International Monetary Fund Annual Meeting, 2330 EDT/0330 GMT (1030 local Oct. 16). No text. Q&A from moderator. Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T20jWBJ66X0&list=PLGHsBhoupusk&index=31. Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Room G-02, 60 Ratchadaphisek Road, Khlong Toei Sub-district, Khlong Toei District, Bangkok, Thailand. RSVP for in-person attendance: Jose de Haro, jdeharo@imf.org and Mayada Ghazala, mghazala@imf.org. Event information: https://www.imf.org/en/meetings/2026/annual/schedule
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OTHER FEDERAL RESERVE OFFICIALS
Monday, October 12
CLEVELAND - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack speaks on the outlook and monetary policy before the National Association for Business Economics 2026 Annual Meeting, "Global Structural Reset: AI, Demographics and Geopolitics," 1250 EDT/1650 GMT. Virtual access and text available. Moderated Q&A expected. Hilton Cleveland Downtown, 100 Lakeside Avenue East, Cleveland, OH 44114. Event information: https://nabe.com/NABE/Events/AM26/AM2026.aspx?eb56ef1cf1e3=1. RSVP for livestream: Dani Carlson, dani.carlson@clev.frb.org
Tuesday, October 13
***NEW DELHI, India - Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller participates in AI discussion before the Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2026, 0345 EDT/0745 GMT (1315 local). No text. Q&A from moderator. Livestream at https://www.bloomberg.com/live/asia_stream and https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergNewEconomy. The Leela Palace Hotel, Africa Avenue, Diplomatic Enclave, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India. RSVP for in-person attendance: Andrew Kirk, akirk54@bloomberg.net
***WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin participates in discussion at the Howard University School of Business, 1300 EDT/1700 GMT. No text. No livestream. School of Business Auditorium, 2600 Sixth Street N.W. RSVP: Jim Strader, jim.strader@rich.frb.org or 804 332 0207
BOSTON - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins speaks on "Perspectives on the Economy and Financial Landscape" before the 25th Annual Regional and Community Bankers Conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, approx. 1600 EDT/2000 GMT. Embargoed text available. Audience Q&A expected. No media Q&A. Open to media via livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@FederalReserveBoston/featured. 600 Atlantic Ave., Boston MA, 02210. Contact: Lucy Warsh, lucy.warsh@bos.frb.org. Event information: https://www.bostonfed.org/news-and-events/events/regional-community-bankers-conference/25th-annual-regional-and-community-bankers-conference.aspx
Wednesday, October 14
***BANGKOK, Thailand - Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman participates in "Supervision and Regulation" discussion before the 2026 IIF Annual Membership Summit, 0540 EDT/0940 GMT (1640 local). Livestream available. No text. Q&A from moderator. The Athenee Hotel, 61 Witthayu Road, Limphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand. RSVP for livestream or in-person attendance: Meghan Milloy, MMilloy@iif.com. Event information: https://www.imf.org/en/meetings/2026/annual/schedule
***RICHMOND - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin participates in fireside chat at the Chamber RVA Regional Action Summit 2026, 1330 EDT/1730 GMT. No text. No livestream. Omni Hotel, 100 South 12th Street. RSVP: Jim Strader, jim.strader@rich.frb.org or 804 332 0207. Event information: https://go.chamberrva.com/events/details/regional-action-summit-2026-6328
***BANGKOK, Thailand - Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman speaks before virtual Bangkok Economic Festival 2026, 2255 EDT/0255 GMT (0955 local Oct. 15). Topic TBA. Text available. No Q&A. Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/live/V7H5F2C5PNc. Contact: Marc Uzan, marc.uzan@reinventingbrettonwoods.org
Thursday, October 15
NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack speaks on "Leadership and Career Journey" before the Women's Trading Network Fireside Discussion hosted by Goldman Sachs and Girls Who Code, 1630 EDT/2030 GMT. No text. Goldman Sachs, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282. RSVP for livestream: Dani Carlson, dani.carlson@clev.frb.org
Thursday, November 19
CLEVELAND - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack gives opening remarks before the 14th annual Financial Stabilty Conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and the Yale Program on Financial Stability, 0850 EST/1350 GMT. Livestream available. Other details TBA. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, 1455 East 6th Street, Cleveland OH 44111. Contact: Dani Carlson, dani.carlson@clev.frb.org. Event information: https://web.cvent.com/event/d728d501-8f81-4fcb-80c2-bbd27bda2026/summary
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FOMC MEETING MINUTES
1400 EST/1900 GMT
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 (for meeting of Oct. 27-28)
Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2026 (for meeting of Dec. 8-9)
BEIGE BOOK (Wednesday dates)
1400 EDT/1800 GMT
October 14, 2026
1400 EST/1900 GMT
November 25, 2026
January 13, 2027
Thursday, December 10
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve issues quarterly Financial Accounts of the United States Z.1, 1200 EST/1700 GMT. Web site: https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/default.htm
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VOTING MEMBERS:
2026
Federal Reserve Bank of New York president
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland president
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas president
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis president
2027
Federal Reserve Bank of New York president
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago president
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond president
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco president
2028
Federal Reserve Bank of New York president
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland president
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston president
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis president
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City president
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