Fed Chair Warsh plans fewer rate-setting meetings starting 2027

By BORSA NewsroomPublished Oct 28, 2026, 2:41 PM EDTUpdated Oct 28, 2026, 2:44 PM EDT

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh announced the FOMC will still meet eight times a year but will vote on interest rates at only seven meetings in 2027 and six in 2028. One meeting per year will focus on long-term strategy. The change begins in fall 2027.

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Impact40

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Confidence70%

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WHAT WE KNOW

FOMC will still meet 8 times per year.
In 2027, 7 of those meetings will include a rate vote.

How it developed17 wires · newest first

2:37 PM to 3:01 PM

3:01 PMFed's Warsh: Balance sheet now solely within task force's four wallsneutral 50 · impact 40
2:56 PMFed's Warsh: Interest rates matter for tech investment surgeneutral 50 · impact 50
2:56 PMFed's Warsh: Market participants are discriminating on investmentsneutral 50 · impact 30
2:55 PMFed Chair Warsh: credit spreads have widenedbearish 35 · impact 40
2:45 PMFED CHAIR WARSH SAYS IN 2027 ONE FED MEETING WON’T HAVE A RATE VOTE OR STATEMENT, AND IN 2028 HE EXPECTS TWO MEETINGS WON’T HAVE A RATE VOTE, RESERVING TIME FOR STRATEGIC DELIBERATIONS OVER LONGER HORIZONS
2:45 PMFed Chair Warsh: more news to come on meeting formatneutral 50 · impact 20
2:44 PMFed Chair Warsh: no policy statement planned for strategy meetingsneutral 50 · impact 40
2:41 PMFed Chair Warsh: FOMC to vote on rates at 7 meetings in 2027, 6 in 2028neutral 50 · impact 40 · this page
2:41 PMFed Chair Warsh: period ahead is information-richneutral 50 · impact 30
2:41 PMFed Chair Warsh: FOMC to shift to 6 rate-setting meetings per year by 2028neutral 50 · impact 40
2:39 PMWarsh: 2027 meeting without rate vote, two in 2028neutral 50 · impact 10
2:38 PMFed Chair Warsh: not surprised by financial market volatilityneutral 50 · impact 30
2:38 PMFed's Warsh: Some change in financial conditionsbearish 35 · impact 40
2:38 PMFed's Warsh: Discussion focused mainly on price stability remitbearish 35 · impact 40
2:38 PMFed Chair Warsh: Committee will deliver price stabilityneutral 50 · impact 40
2:37 PMWarsh: FOMC to shift to 6 policy-setting meetings in 2028, one meeting without voteneutral 50 · impact 40
2:37 PMWarsh: 8 meetings per year is right number for FOMCneutral 50 · impact 10 · first wire

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