Fed Holds Rates at 3.50% to 3.75% as Four Officials Dissent
On April 29, 2026, at Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, D.C., the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), following its April 28-29 meeting, announced that it would maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 3.50 to 3.75 percent.
The decision passed 8 to 4. Of the four dissenters, Stephen I. Miran preferred to lower the target range by a quarter percentage point at this meeting, while Beth M. Hammack, Neel Kashkari and Lorie K. Logan supported maintaining the range but did not support including an easing bias in the statement. Voting in favor were eight officials including Chair Jerome H. Powell and Vice Chair John C. Williams.
In its implementation decisions, the Board voted unanimously to maintain the interest rate on reserve balances at 3.65 percent and the primary credit rate at 3.75 percent, both effective April 30, with open market operations conducted to keep the funds rate within the target range.
Related: 美联储维持利率3.50%至3.75%不变，11比1通过，通胀预测上调至2.7%
Source: Federal Reserve
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