Federal Reserve Faces Deadlock on Calendar Before December Meeting
According to BlockBeats, analysts from UBS have highlighted a calendar issue involving the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting. The FOMC meeting is scheduled for December 10, but this date precedes the release of two important labor market reports — key indicators to assess the need for potential interest rate cuts.
This situation has raised questions about the possibility of the Fed postponing the meeting by a week, allowing new employment data to be considered before monetary policy decisions.
Although the meeting schedule typically follows a pattern, the Fed has changed dates in exceptional circumstances in the past, as occurred in 1971 and 1974. The legislation governing the Federal Reserve requires only four annual meetings, without imposing fixed dates, which allows for some flexibility.
UBS notes that, historically, even a single employment report is often sufficient to guide monetary policy. In this case, however, there is a risk that the Fed may fail to analyze two relevant reports. Any potential postponement could increase the perception of uncertainty but also strengthen the quality of decisions by including more comprehensive information.
