April 2027 FOMC Meeting: Rate Probabilities

April 27–28, 2027 · decision Wednesday, April 28, 2027, 2:00 PM ET

169 days away All meetings Fed Watch
Likeliest outcome89%
Hold
live, as of
Implied change
+3 bp
EFFR after the meeting 4.300%
Cut / hold / hike
0% · 89% · 11%
all outcomes, futures-implied
Target range now
3.75–4.00%
going into the meeting

Odds now

live
>25bp cut0%
25bp cut0%
Hold89%
25bp hike11%
>25bp hike0%
Expected change +3 bpEFFR after 4.300%Target now 3.75–4.00%

Probabilities implied by 30-day Fed Funds futures (/ZQ), the same numbers as Fed Watch.

How the odds have moved

change in Hold odds
ReadingDate25bp cutHold25bp hikeChangeImplied
NowNov 100%89%11%—+3 bp
Previous closeNov 90%85%15%+4 pts+4 bp
1 week earlierNov 30%70%30%+19 pts+8 bp
1 month earlierOct 90%58%42%+30 pts+10 bp

Earlier readings are the futures-implied odds at each day’s close. Change is the move in the odds of today’s likeliest outcome; Implied is the expected rate change at the meeting.

Odds since Apr 29, 2026

25bp cutHold25bp hike
25bp hike 11%Hold 89%
Weekly readings (29 weeks, newest first)
Week ending25bp cutHold25bp hikeImpliedEFFR after
Nov 10, 2026 (live)0%89%11%+3 bp4.300%
Nov 6, 20260%84%16%+4 bp4.260%
Oct 30, 20260%73%27%+7 bp4.335%
Oct 23, 20260%63%37%+9 bp4.405%
Oct 16, 20260%70%30%+7 bp4.460%
Oct 9, 20260%58%42%+10 bp4.500%
Oct 2, 20260%61%39%+10 bp4.515%
Sep 25, 20260%67%33%+8 bp4.620%
Sep 18, 20260%75%25%+6 bp4.560%
Sep 11, 20260%76%24%+6 bp4.445%
Sep 4, 20260%90%10%+2 bp4.170%
Aug 28, 20260%90%10%+3 bp4.200%
Aug 21, 20260%91%9%+2 bp4.035%
Aug 14, 20260%90%10%+2 bp3.990%
Aug 7, 20260%93%7%+2 bp4.045%
Jul 31, 20260%87%13%+3 bp4.165%
Jul 24, 20260%91%9%+2 bp4.205%
Jul 17, 20260%96%4%+1 bp4.040%
Jul 10, 20260%96%4%+1 bp4.095%
Jul 2, 20260%98%2%+1 bp4.020%
Jun 26, 20263%97%0%−1 bp3.975%
Jun 18, 20262%98%0%0 bp4.100%
Jun 12, 20260%86%14%+3 bp3.960%
Jun 5, 20260%85%15%+4 bp4.060%
May 29, 20260%94%6%+1 bp3.865%
May 22, 20260%89%11%+3 bp4.015%
May 15, 20260%85%15%+4 bp3.945%
May 8, 20260%93%7%+2 bp3.710%
May 1, 20260%95%5%+1 bp3.700%

Each day’s close of the futures-implied odds for this meeting, ending on the live reading. The futures price a meeting from about a year out, so this meeting’s history starts Apr 29, 2026; the daily record on this site starts July 30, 2025.

Meeting details

Dates
April 27–28, 2027
Statement
2:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 28, 2027
Press conference
2:30 PM ET
Projections
No (published in March, June, September and December)
Minutes
About three weeks after the decision, around May 19, 2027

Other meetings

Every meeting since September 2025, with the decision and the odds before it, is on the FOMC meetings page. Live odds for all upcoming meetings, the implied rate path and the futures strip are on Fed Watch.

Questions

When is the April 2027 FOMC meeting?

The Federal Open Market Committee meets April 27–28, 2027. The rate decision and statement come at 2:00 PM ET on Wednesday, April 28, 2027, followed by the Chair's press conference at 2:30 PM ET.

What are the odds of a rate hike at the April 2027 Fed meeting?

As of November 10, 2026, Fed Funds futures (/ZQ) price an 89% chance of no change and an 11% chance of a 25 bp hike at the April 2027 meeting, an expected change of +3 bp. The target range is currently 3.75–4.00%.

How have the odds for the April 2027 FOMC meeting changed?

The odds of no change are 89% as of November 10, 2026; a week earlier (Nov 3, 2026) they were 70%; a month earlier (Oct 9, 2026) they were 58%. The daily record for this meeting starts April 29, 2026.

How are these probabilities calculated?

Each 30-day Fed Funds futures contract (/ZQ) settles at 100 minus the average effective federal funds rate (EFFR) over its month. The contract for the meeting month, or for the next month without a meeting, gives the rate the market expects after the decision. The gap from the rate going in, measured against 25 bp steps, is split into probabilities for each outcome.