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What a central bank decision is, what moves price around it, and how to read the minutes after it, explained on real data.
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Trading How to trade interest rate decisions The hour before, the stop hunt, the close back and the other side, with the counts for all eight banks. Meaning Hawkish vs dovish What the words mean, why they are about expectations, and how often banks surprise. Forex How interest rates affect exchange rates The differential, the expectation, and what price did on decision day. The Fed What happens when the Fed raises or cuts rates From the Fed's rate to loans, savings and the dollar, with every cycle since 2008. The Fed The Fed dot plot The median projections at every meeting since 2019, and how far off they were. Basics Basis points to percent What a basis point is, with a converter. Basics Glossary Every term of a rate decision in a sentence or two.
Data
The schedule and the rates
Central bank rates today All eight banks side by side, and the rate differential of each pair. Rate decisions this week This week's and next week's decisions with times in your zone. Central bank calendar Every scheduled decision, month by month.
| Central bank | Decisions | Rate history | Meeting dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Reserve | Fed interest rate decision | Fed Funds Rate history | Fed meeting dates 2026 |
| European Central Bank | ECB interest rate decision | ECB Interest Rate history | ECB meeting dates 2026 |
| Bank of England | BoE interest rate decision | Bank of England Interest Rate history | BoE meeting dates 2026 |
| Bank of Japan | BoJ interest rate decision | Bank of Japan Interest Rate history | BoJ meeting dates 2026 |
| Bank of Canada | BoC interest rate decision | Bank of Canada Interest Rate history | BoC meeting dates 2026 |
| Reserve Bank of Australia | RBA interest rate decision | RBA Cash Rate history | RBA meeting dates 2026 |
| Reserve Bank of New Zealand | RBNZ interest rate decision | RBNZ Official Cash Rate history | RBNZ meeting dates 2026 |
| Swiss National Bank | SNB interest rate decision | SNB Interest Rate history | SNB meeting dates 2026 |
Blog
From the blog
The Fed · Oct 25, 2026 Fed rate forecast: what the Fed and economists expect The Fed's own forecast for rates in 2026 and 2027: the September 2026 dot plot, what economists expect at the next meeting, and how far off past forecasts were. Volatility · Oct 25, 2026 The most volatile forex news: central bank decisions ranked Which central bank decision moves forex most? 105 decisions since 2025 ranked by their first 15 minutes on one-minute candles. The RBNZ leads. The year · Oct 25, 2026 Rate hikes in 2026: every central bank so far 6 of 8 central banks raised rates in 2026 so far, 0 cut and 2 only held: every decision, the rate now, what comes next and what the currency did.
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