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Claim offerThese are the central bank meeting dates for 2027: 60 scheduled rate decisions of the eight banks behind the major currencies, from each bank's own published schedule. The first is the Bank of Japan on Friday 22 January, and the busiest day is Thursday 18 March, when the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan and the Swiss National Bank all decide.
By Mike, founder of MacroSetup. Page updated . Dates checked against each bank's schedule on 30 October 2026.
The busiest days of 2027
Three or more of the eight banks decide on the same day
60 decisions in 2027, 11 days with two or more.
Every decision day of the year, with the banks deciding on it.
Highlighted: three or more banks on one day.
The time each decision is announced, in London and in New York, following both cities' clock changes. A star marks a meeting with the bank's projections or policy report.
Federal Reserve (Fed), at 14:00 New York time
| Decision | London | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 27 Jan | 19:00 | 14:00 |
| Wed 17 Mar* | 18:00 | 14:00 |
| Wed 28 Apr | 19:00 | 14:00 |
| Wed 9 Jun* | 19:00 | 14:00 |
| Wed 28 Jul | 19:00 | 14:00 |
| Wed 15 Sep* | 19:00 | 14:00 |
| Wed 27 Oct | 19:00 | 14:00 |
| Wed 8 Dec* | 19:00 | 14:00 |
* With the Summary of Economic Projections. Two-day meetings; the decision comes on the second day. The Fed calls each date tentative until the meeting before it. Source: Federal Reserve, FOMC meeting calendars.
European Central Bank (ECB), at 14:15 Frankfurt time
| Decision | London | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 4 Feb | 13:15 | 08:15 |
| Thu 18 Mar* | 13:15 | 09:15 |
| Thu 29 Apr | 13:15 | 08:15 |
| Thu 10 Jun* | 13:15 | 08:15 |
| Thu 22 Jul | 13:15 | 08:15 |
| Thu 9 Sep* | 13:15 | 08:15 |
| Thu 28 Oct | 13:15 | 08:15 |
| Thu 16 Dec* | 13:15 | 08:15 |
* With the staff macroeconomic projections. Two-day meetings; the decision comes on the second day. Projections come four times a year, in March, June, September and December. Source: ECB, Governing Council meeting calendar; ECB, monetary policy decisions.
Bank of England (BoE), at 12:00 London time
| Decision | London | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 4 Feb* | 12:00 | 07:00 |
| Thu 18 Mar | 12:00 | 08:00 |
| Thu 29 Apr* | 12:00 | 07:00 |
| Thu 17 Jun | 12:00 | 07:00 |
| Thu 29 Jul* | 12:00 | 07:00 |
| Thu 16 Sep | 12:00 | 07:00 |
| Thu 4 Nov* | 12:00 | 08:00 |
| Thu 16 Dec | 12:00 | 07:00 |
* With the Monetary Policy Report. Source: Bank of England, upcoming MPC dates; Bank of England, MPC dates for 2027.
Bank of Japan (BoJ), at no fixed time, usually close to noon Tokyo time
| Decision | London | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 22 Jan* | no fixed time | |
| Thu 18 Mar | no fixed time | |
| Wed 28 Apr* | no fixed time | |
| Fri 11 Jun | no fixed time | |
| Thu 22 Jul* | no fixed time | |
| Wed 22 Sep | no fixed time | |
| Fri 29 Oct* | no fixed time | |
| Fri 17 Dec | no fixed time |
* With the Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices. Two-day meetings; the decision comes on the second day, at no fixed time. Source: Bank of Japan, Monetary Policy Meetings schedule.
Swiss National Bank (SNB), at 09:30 Zurich time
| Decision | London | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 18 Mar | 08:30 | 04:30 |
| Thu 24 Jun | 08:30 | 03:30 |
| Thu 23 Sep | 08:30 | 03:30 |
| Thu 16 Dec | 08:30 | 03:30 |
Four assessments a year, each with a news conference at 10:00. Source: Swiss National Bank, monetary policy decisions; Swiss National Bank, event schedule.
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), at 14:30 Sydney time
| Decision | London | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 9 Feb* | 03:30 | 22:30 the day before |
| Tue 23 Mar | 03:30 | 23:30 the day before |
| Tue 4 May* | 05:30 | 00:30 |
| Tue 22 Jun | 05:30 | 00:30 |
| Tue 10 Aug* | 05:30 | 00:30 |
| Tue 28 Sep | 05:30 | 00:30 |
| Tue 2 Nov* | 03:30 | 23:30 the day before |
| Tue 14 Dec | 03:30 | 22:30 the day before |
* With the Statement on Monetary Policy. Two-day meetings; the decision comes on the second day. The Statement on Monetary Policy comes with the February, May, August and November decisions. Source: Reserve Bank of Australia, Monetary Policy Board meeting schedules; Reserve Bank of Australia, Statement on Monetary Policy.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ), at 14:00 Wellington time
| Decision | London | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 10 Feb | 01:00 | 20:00 the day before |
| Wed 17 Mar* | 01:00 | 21:00 the day before |
| Wed 5 May | 03:00 | 22:00 the day before |
| Wed 16 Jun* | 03:00 | 22:00 the day before |
| Wed 4 Aug | 03:00 | 22:00 the day before |
| Wed 15 Sep* | 03:00 | 22:00 the day before |
| Wed 27 Oct | 02:00 | 21:00 the day before |
| Wed 8 Dec* | 01:00 | 20:00 the day before |
* With the Monetary Policy Statement. Seven decisions in 2026 and eight from 2027. The February 2027 decision was moved a week earlier, so older lists show another date. Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand, OCR decision dates to February 2028.
Bank of Canada (BoC), at 09:45 Ottawa time
| Decision | London | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 27 Jan* | 14:45 | 09:45 |
| Wed 3 Mar | 14:45 | 09:45 |
| Wed 28 Apr* | 14:45 | 09:45 |
| Wed 2 Jun | 14:45 | 09:45 |
| Wed 21 Jul* | 14:45 | 09:45 |
| Wed 8 Sep | 14:45 | 09:45 |
| Wed 27 Oct* | 14:45 | 09:45 |
| Wed 8 Dec | 14:45 | 09:45 |
* With the Monetary Policy Report. Source: Bank of Canada, 2026 schedule; Bank of Canada, 2027 schedule.
I put this together because people find us by searching for one bank's next meeting, and for 2027 the answer sits on eight different websites.
These dates come from each bank's own schedule and were checked on 30 October 2026. Banks publish them a year or more ahead, but they can move one, and any of them can decide between meetings when markets need it.
On a day with three or four decisions, spreads tend to widen more than once, and a prop firm's news window can close the same pair several times. Those days are worth marking first.
Every date and time, from the banks' own schedules: Federal Reserve, FOMC meeting calendars; ECB, Governing Council meeting calendar; ECB, monetary policy decisions; Bank of England, upcoming MPC dates; Bank of England, MPC dates for 2027; Bank of Japan, Monetary Policy Meetings schedule; Swiss National Bank, monetary policy decisions; Swiss National Bank, event schedule; Reserve Bank of Australia, Monetary Policy Board meeting schedules; Reserve Bank of Australia, Statement on Monetary Policy; Reserve Bank of New Zealand, OCR decision dates to February 2028; Bank of Canada, 2026 schedule; Bank of Canada, 2027 schedule.
The Bank of Japan's, on Friday, 22 January 2027. The Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada follow on Wednesday, 27 January 2027.
8 times: 27 January, 17 March, 28 April, 9 June, 28 July, 15 September, 27 October, 8 December. Each decision comes at 14:00 New York time on the second day of a two-day meeting, and 4 of them come with the Summary of Economic Projections.
Thursday, 18 March 2027, when the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan and the Swiss National Bank all decide. 4 more days have three decisions each.
They are the schedules the banks have published themselves. A bank can still move a date or decide between meetings, and the Fed calls each date tentative until the meeting before it. The RBNZ already moved its February 2027 decision a week earlier, so older lists show another date. This year's meetings
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