Federal Reserve Leaves Rates Unchanged at January 2026 Meeting

By Tom Burnett CFA On January 28,2026, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) voted to leave fed funds at a range of 3.5-3.75%. The vote was 10-2 with two members voting to cut rates by one-quarter point. The FOMC also reaffirmed its stated policy of returning inflation to a goal of 2%…

By Tom Burnett CFA On January 9, 2026, the Bureau Of Labor Statistics issued its Employment Report for December 2025. Jobs increased by 50,000 and the Unemployment Rate fell from 4.6% in November to 4.4%. The number of job seekers was little changed at 7.5 million. Hourly earnings for nonfarm payroll…

By Tom Burnett CFA On December 18, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) report for November. There was no October report due to the Federal government shutdown. The CPI rose by 0.2% in November and by 2.7% over the past year. The lowest 12-month increase was…

By Tom Burnett CFA On December 16, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its Employment Report for November. There was no October report due to the Federal government shutdown in the fall. Jobs increased by 64, 000 in November and the unemployment rate increased to 4.6%, the highest rate of the…

By Tom Burnett CFA On December 10, 2025, the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) decided to lower the range of the Fed Funds rate by one-quarter of a point. The new range is 3.5-3.75%. The vote to make this change was 9-3, with two members voting for no change and one member voting for a...