Federal Reserve meeting —

At its 12 June 2024 meeting, the Federal Reserve held its policy rate at 5.25–5.50%. The decision passed 12-0.

Decision

hold — 5.25–5.50% to 5.25–5.50%

Vote: 12-0

Key passages

The Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 5-1/4 to 5-1/2 percent.

No change in rates, as expected; markets focused on forward guidance.

The Committee does not expect it will be appropriate to reduce the target range until it has gained greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2 percent.

Explicitly pushes back on near-term rate cuts; requires more confidence on inflation.

Meeting documents

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