ECB rate decision release dates

By Sydney Stones (data and method lead) Last updated 14 October 2026 Data read by our script

How we got this

How: Read by our script from the European Central Bank's own schedule page; a date is kept only if its exact wording is on the page we saved. How we check How we make money Corrections

The next ECB monetary policy decision release is on Thursday 29 October 2026, for October 2026 meeting. The European Central Bank gives the date but not a time on the schedule page we read, so we don't show one.

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ECB meeting dates 2026–2027

Dates only: the European Central Bank's schedule page doesn't state a time, so we don't guess one.

ECB monetary policy decision: upcoming dates (times where published). Times in UTC.
Date	Your time	For
29 October 2026	not stated	October 2026 meeting
17 December 2026	not stated	December 2026 meeting
4 February 2027	not stated	February 2027 meeting
18 March 2027	not stated	March 2027 meeting
29 April 2027	not stated	April 2027 meeting
10 June 2027	not stated	June 2027 meeting
22 July 2027	not stated	July 2027 meeting
9 September 2027	not stated	September 2027 meeting
28 October 2027	not stated	October 2027 meeting
16 December 2027	not stated	December 2027 meeting

10 ECB monetary policy decision releases are scheduled from 29 October 2026 to 16 December 2027, according to TradingLookup's News-Day Calendar (October 2026).

What the ECB meeting is and why it moves markets

The European Central Bank's Governing Council sets the key interest rates for the euro area at its monetary policy meetings.

The decision and the press conference that follows move the euro, euro-area bond yields and European stock indices. We rate it high impact: central-bank decisions and the main inflation, jobs, GDP and retail data.

Prop firms that restrict trading around the ECB meeting

These firms' own pages restrict trading around high-impact news on at least one account type. Each firm decides its own list of events.

Alpha Futuresrestricted on funded accounts (2 minutes either side)
Elite Trader Fundingrestricted on funded accounts (5 minutes either side)
FundingPipsnot allowed; restricted on funded accounts (5 minutes either side)
Maven Tradingrestricted around news (2 minutes either side); allowed, but news profits may not count
MyFundedFuturesrestricted on funded accounts (2 minutes either side); restricted on funded accounts
Take Profit Traderrestricted on funded accounts
The Trading Pit (futures)restricted around news (2 minutes either side)

Source

Publisher: European Central Bank
Schedule page: ecb.europa.eu read 14 October 2026
Re-read: Every week publishers sometimes move dates

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ECB rate decision release dates

ECB meeting dates 2026–2027

What the ECB meeting is and why it moves markets

Prop firms that restrict trading around the ECB meeting

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