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The March 2026 FOMC meeting, held March 17–18, 2026, will issue a policy decision at 2:00 PM ET on March 18 and a press conference around 2:30 PM ET. Dissent counts from the vote on the Fed Funds Rate determine the outcome: the market resolves by the number of dissenting votes recorded in the FOMC statement. The official FOMC calendar and the calendar-sourced statement serve as the primary resolution sources, with credible reporting as a fallback if needed.
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The next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting is scheduled for March 17-18, 2026. The policy decision will be announced at 2:00 PM Eastern Time on March 18, followed by the Fed Chair’s press conference at around 2:30 PM ET. This market will resolve according to the number of dissenting votes recorded at the next Federal Reserve Open Market Committee monetary policy meeting, specifically those dissenting on the Fed Funds Rate decision. The resolution source for this market is the FOMC’s statement after its meeting scheduled for March 17-18, 2026, according to the official calendar: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm. This market may resolve as soon as the FOMC’s statement for their March meeting with relevant data is issued; however, a consensus of credible reporting will also be used.