President Donald Trump stated that interest rates need to be lowered, noting that it would go hand in hand with upcoming tariffs. Following this development, attention has turned to the Fed’s upcoming interest rate decision. So, when will the Fed announce its interest rate decision? The Federal Reserve (Fed) kept its policy rate unchanged within expectations at 4.25-4.50 percent during the first meeting of the year. Those closely monitoring the economic agenda are now focused on the date of the meeting where the second interest rate decision of the year will be made. Here is the latest on the Federal Reserve interest rate decision…The Federal Reserve (Fed) announced the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting schedule for the year 2025. The upcoming Fed meeting will take place on March 18-19, and the interest rate decision will be announced on March 19 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time.The Federal Reserve (Fed) kept its policy rate unchanged within expectations at 4.25-4.50 percent. The statement from the Fed mentioned that the decision to keep the interest rate steady was reached unanimously. It was reported in the statement that in order to support the bank’s objectives, the target range for the federal funds rate was maintained at 4.25-4.50 percent. The statement also noted that the latest indicators show that economic activity continues to expand at a solid pace, the unemployment rate has stabilized at a low level in recent months, and labor market conditions remain strong. It was mentioned in the statement that inflation continues to remain somewhat high. It was notable that the statement removed the expression from previous announcements about “making progress toward the 2 percent inflation target” from the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision text.