The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee will meet 8 times this year. The first FED meeting was held on January 28-29, with the interest rate decision remaining stable at 4.25-4.50 percent. Markets are focused on the FED interest rate decision to be announced in March for new policy directions. With the latest decision, the Bank has paused interest rate cuts. Eyes are on the March 2025 FED interest rate decision! Following interest rate cuts in November and December, the FED surprised investors by keeping the interest rate decision in the 4.25-4.50 range. A statement from the Federal Reserve mentioned that economic activities continued to develop rapidly. The FED’s next expected meeting will be on March 18-19.The Federal Reserve’s March interest rate decision will be announced on March 19 at 22:00 after the meetings held on March 18-19. According to the announcement by the FED, it was reported that the federal funds rate target range was kept stable at 4.25-4.50 to support the bank’s goals. The statement pointed out that the latest indicators showed that economic activity continued to expand at a robust pace, that the unemployment rate had stabilized at a low level in recent months, and that labor market conditions remained strong. The statement also mentioned that inflation continued to remain somewhat elevated.FED Chairman Jerome Powell also stated that due to the less restrictive nature of the policy stance compared to before and the economy’s continued strength, there was no need to rush to adjust the policy stance.The FED 2025 meeting schedule is as follows: January 28-29, March 18-19, May 6-7, June 17-18, July 29-30, September 16-17, October 28-29, and December 9-10.The 2026 meeting dates are: January 27-28, March 17-18, April 28-29, June 16-17, July 28-29, September 15-16, October 27-28, and December 8-9.