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title: "FOMC meeting March 17 to 18, 2026: decision, statement & reaction | Helious"
description: "The March 17 to 18, 2026 FOMC meeting: decision time (2 PM ET), dot plot and press conference, statement coverage and the market reaction, captured live as it crosses."
source: Helious
canonical: "https://helious.io/fomc/2026-03-18"
---

# FOMC meeting: March 17 to 18, 2026

    This one is a projection meeting. The statement lands at 2:00 PM ET, the Summary of Economic Projections (the dot plot) comes out alongside it, and the Chair takes questions at a press conference at 2:30 PM ET.
      The minutes follow three weeks after that. What the desk captured on the day is below.



## Captured coverage

There is no coverage for this meeting, which pre-dates the desk.

    [Watch it live on the desk →](https://helious.io/)