{"id":13577,"date":"2026-08-24T10:13:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backcom.io\/?p=13577"},"modified":"2026-08-24T10:13:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:13:50","slug":"what-is-fomc-meeting-schedule-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backcom.io\/en\/what-is-fomc-meeting-schedule-2026","title":{"rendered":"What Is FOMC? 2026 Meeting Schedule and How to Trade It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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If you trade forex or gold regularly, you have felt it: the moment the Fed announces its interest rate decision<\/strong> and the market moves violently within minutes. Behind those decisions sits the FOMC meeting.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

So what is the FOMC, how does it differ from the Fed, when is the 2026 FOMC meeting schedule, and what should a trader actually do on decision day?<\/strong> This guide from Backcom takes you from the basics through to tracking and surviving the volatility around every FOMC meeting.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What Is the FOMC? Structure and Role<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The FOMC is the monetary policy body inside the US Federal Reserve (the Fed)<\/strong>. If the Fed is America’s central bank, the FOMC is the committee that directly makes the decisions moving interest rates, the US dollar and financial markets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It was created in 1935<\/strong> under the Banking Act, replacing the earlier Open Market Committee arrangement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Who sits on the FOMC?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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The 12 voting members of the FOMC (illustration)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Every FOMC meeting has 12 voting members<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n