ECB Meeting Schedule

ECB Meeting Schedule – The European Central Bank (ECB) press conference is held monthly, about 45 minutes after the Minimum Bid Rate is announced. The conference is approximately an hour long and has two parts. Firstly, a prepared statement is read, then the conference is open to press questions. The press conference examines the factors which affected the ECB’s interest rate decision and deals with the overall economic outlook and inflation. Most importantly, it provides clues regarding future monetary policy. High levels of volatility can frequently be observed during the press conference as press questions lead to unscripted answers.

ECB Meeting Schedule

Month	Date	Financial Event
January	21	ECB monetary policy meeting
March	11	ECB monetary policy meeting
April	22	ECB monetary policy meeting
June	10	ECB monetary policy meeting
July	22	ECB monetary policy meeting
September	09	ECB monetary policy meeting
October	28	ECB monetary policy meeting
December	16	ECB monetary policy meeting

Other Meetings To Look Out For In 2021

Dates	Events
23/01/2020	Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
19/02/2020	Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
12/03/2020	Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
01/04/2020	Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
02/04/2020	General Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
30/04/2020	Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
20/05/2020	Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
04/06/2020	Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB (external meeting hosted by De Nederlandsche Bank)
24/06/2020	Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
25/06/2020	General Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
16/07/2020	Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
29/07/2020	Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
10/09/2020	Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
23/09/2020	Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
24/09/2020	General Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
07/10/2020	Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
29/10/2020	Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
18/11/2020	Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
02/12/2020	Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
03/12/2020	General Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt
10/12/2020	Press conference following the Governing Council meeting of the ECB in Frankfurt

FOMC Meeting Schedule

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