# Factbox: What happens at the Fed's rate-setting meetings? | Reuters

> Reuters explains how the Federal Reserve sets a target range for the federal funds rate and how changes flow through to longer-term borrowing costs. The piece is general background on the Fed's rate-setting process.

- Date: 2019-10-30 · published 2019-10-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56487-factbox-what-happens-at-the-fed-s-rate-setting-meetings-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

It provides context for interpreting rate decisions but contains no new event that moves feed or commodity prices.

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## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/factbox-what-happens-at-the-feds-rate-setting-meetings-idUSKBN1X91RP/

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