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Federal Reserve maintains federal funds target range at 3-3/4 to 4 percent, vote recorded as 10 6 2

Event summary

The Federal Open Market Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 3-3/4 to 4 percent, according to the Fed press release. The FOMC meeting page indicates the statement was approved "by a 10 6 2 vote." Both items were released on Oct. 28, 2026.

CHRONOS Wire · October 28 · Alert 10

Publication details
Published
Updated
Revision
r1
Source
federalreserve.gov
Urgency
4/5
Severe
72/100
HIGH
80/100
HIGH
60/100
NOTABLE
50/100
NOTABLE
80/100
HIGH

Cliff Notes

  • Fed holds at 3.75% to 4.00%; published vote tally reads 10 6 2. No additional claims about dissenting preferred increases or economic characterizations are made beyond the cited excerpts.

U.S. Impact

U.S. Impact assessment pending.

ELI5: Plain-English Explanation

The U.S. central bank left its main short-term interest rate unchanged at 3.75 to 4.00 percent today and published the meeting vote tally.

Why Urgent Level 4

FOMC decisions set the official federal funds target range; the decision and vote tally were released on Oct. 28, 2026 and are relevant to market participants and policymakers monitoring U.S. monetary policy.

What Changed

The FOMC announced it maintained the target range for the federal funds rate at 3-3/4 to 4 percent and released the meeting statement showing the committee vote.

What Is Genuinely New

The FOMC decision to maintain the federal funds target range at 3-3/4 to 4 percent and the published vote count from the Oct. 27-28, 2026 meeting.

CHRONOS Bottom Line

FOMC holds the federal funds target range at 3-3/4 to 4 percent, meeting statement shows a 10 6 2 vote.

Uncertainties / Known Unknowns

Future path of policy remains data dependent; statement and vote do not specify future moves.

Detailed Analysis

The official FOMC statement records the committee decision to maintain the federal funds target range at 3-3/4 to 4 percent. The meeting materials show the statement was approved "by a 10 6 2 vote." The official releases do not include additional details in the provided excerpts about the Committee's characterization of economic activity, inflation language beyond the rate decision, or preferences for a 25 basis point increase.

Sources / Evidence

  1. 01
    Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
    federalreserve.gov2026-10-28
  2. 02
    October 27-28, 2026 FOMC Meeting
    federalreserve.gov2026-10-28

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