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Central bank meeting calendar

When the Fed, the ECB, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of Canada and the Reserve Bank of Australia next decide on rates. In the ten days before each decision we publish a preview of what published research expects, counted house by house.

Next 30 days

28 Oct 2026Bank of CanadaMonetary Policy ReportIn 7 daysSplit, 7 houses
28 Oct 2026Federal ReserveIn 7 daysHold, 22 of 25 houses
29 Oct 2026European Central BankIn 8 daysHold, 15 of 16 houses
30 Oct 2026Bank of JapanOutlook ReportIn 9 daysHold, 5 of 5 houses
3 Nov 2026Reserve Bank of AustraliaIn 13 daysPreview opens 10 days before
5 Nov 2026Bank of EnglandIn 15 daysPreview opens 10 days before

December 2026

8 Dec 2026Reserve Bank of AustraliaIn 48 daysPreview opens 10 days before
9 Dec 2026Bank of CanadaIn 49 daysPreview opens 10 days before
9 Dec 2026Federal ReserveSummary of Economic ProjectionsIn 49 daysPreview opens 10 days before
17 Dec 2026Bank of EnglandIn 57 daysPreview opens 10 days before
17 Dec 2026European Central BankIn 57 daysPreview opens 10 days before
18 Dec 2026Bank of JapanIn 58 daysPreview opens 10 days before

January 2027

22 Jan 2027Bank of JapanOutlook ReportIn 93 daysPreview opens 10 days before
27 Jan 2027Bank of CanadaMonetary Policy ReportIn 98 daysPreview opens 10 days before
27 Jan 2027Federal ReserveIn 98 daysPreview opens 10 days before

February 2027

4 Feb 2027Bank of EnglandIn 106 daysPreview opens 10 days before
4 Feb 2027European Central BankIn 106 daysPreview opens 10 days before
9 Feb 2027Reserve Bank of AustraliaIn 111 daysPreview opens 10 days before

March 2027

3 Mar 2027Bank of CanadaIn 133 daysPreview opens 10 days before
17 Mar 2027Federal ReserveIn 147 daysPreview opens 10 days before
18 Mar 2027Bank of EnglandIn 148 daysPreview opens 10 days before
18 Mar 2027Bank of JapanIn 148 daysPreview opens 10 days before
18 Mar 2027European Central BankIn 148 daysPreview opens 10 days before
23 Mar 2027Reserve Bank of AustraliaIn 153 daysPreview opens 10 days before

April 2027

28 Apr 2027Bank of CanadaMonetary Policy ReportIn 189 daysPreview opens 10 days before
28 Apr 2027Bank of JapanOutlook ReportIn 189 daysPreview opens 10 days before
28 Apr 2027Federal ReserveIn 189 daysPreview opens 10 days before
29 Apr 2027Bank of EnglandIn 190 daysPreview opens 10 days before
29 Apr 2027European Central BankIn 190 daysPreview opens 10 days before

May 2027

4 May 2027Reserve Bank of AustraliaIn 195 daysPreview opens 10 days before

June 2027

2 Jun 2027Bank of CanadaIn 224 daysPreview opens 10 days before
9 Jun 2027Federal ReserveIn 231 daysPreview opens 10 days before
10 Jun 2027European Central BankIn 232 daysPreview opens 10 days before
11 Jun 2027Bank of JapanIn 233 daysPreview opens 10 days before
17 Jun 2027Bank of EnglandIn 239 daysPreview opens 10 days before
22 Jun 2027Reserve Bank of AustraliaIn 244 daysPreview opens 10 days before

July 2027

21 Jul 2027Bank of CanadaMonetary Policy ReportIn 273 daysPreview opens 10 days before
22 Jul 2027Bank of JapanOutlook ReportIn 274 daysPreview opens 10 days before
22 Jul 2027European Central BankIn 274 daysPreview opens 10 days before
28 Jul 2027Federal ReserveIn 280 daysPreview opens 10 days before
29 Jul 2027Bank of EnglandIn 281 daysPreview opens 10 days before

August 2027

10 Aug 2027Reserve Bank of AustraliaIn 293 daysPreview opens 10 days before

September 2027

8 Sep 2027Bank of CanadaIn 322 daysPreview opens 10 days before
9 Sep 2027European Central BankIn 323 daysPreview opens 10 days before
15 Sep 2027Federal ReserveIn 329 daysPreview opens 10 days before
16 Sep 2027Bank of EnglandIn 330 daysPreview opens 10 days before
22 Sep 2027Bank of JapanIn 336 daysPreview opens 10 days before
28 Sep 2027Reserve Bank of AustraliaIn 342 daysPreview opens 10 days before

October 2027

27 Oct 2027Bank of CanadaMonetary Policy ReportIn 371 daysPreview opens 10 days before
27 Oct 2027Federal ReserveIn 371 daysPreview opens 10 days before
28 Oct 2027European Central BankIn 372 daysPreview opens 10 days before
29 Oct 2027Bank of JapanOutlook ReportIn 373 daysPreview opens 10 days before

November 2027

2 Nov 2027Reserve Bank of AustraliaIn 377 daysPreview opens 10 days before
4 Nov 2027Bank of EnglandIn 379 daysPreview opens 10 days before

December 2027

8 Dec 2027Bank of CanadaIn 413 daysPreview opens 10 days before
8 Dec 2027Federal ReserveIn 413 daysPreview opens 10 days before
14 Dec 2027Reserve Bank of AustraliaIn 419 daysPreview opens 10 days before
16 Dec 2027Bank of EnglandIn 421 daysPreview opens 10 days before
16 Dec 2027European Central BankIn 421 daysPreview opens 10 days before
17 Dec 2027Bank of JapanIn 422 daysPreview opens 10 days before

Recent decisions

Dates are each bank’s announcement day, from its own published schedule; the Fed marks its next-year dates as tentative until confirmed. Previews are AI summaries of published research, not forecasts.