Chair Powell's calendar
January 2026
| January 1, Thursday | |
| All Day | No appointments scheduled |
| January 2, Friday | |
| All Day | No appointments scheduled |
| January 5, Monday | |
| All Day | No appointments scheduled |
| January 6, Tuesday | |
| 9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Chair's office |
| 1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Chair's office |
| January 7, Wednesday | |
| 9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Chair's office |
| 10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | Meeting with Board member Location: Chair's office |
| 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Chair's office |
| 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. | Meeting with Board members and staff Location: Martin Building-T120 |
| 1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. | Virtual meeting with Federal Reserve Bank Presidents |
| 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. | Dinner with Bill Demchak, CEO, PNC Location: Washington, D.C. |
| January 8, Thursday | |
| 9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Chair's office |
| 10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | Meeting with Board member Location: Chair's office |
| 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. | Meeting with Board member Location: Chair's office |
| 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Meeting with Board member Location: Chair's office |
| 12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. | Virtual meeting with Financial Services Forum and staff |
| January 9, Friday | |
| 7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. | Virtual Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Economic Consultative Committee Meeting |
| January 10, Saturday | |
| 7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. | Virtual meeting with staff |
| January 11, Sunday | |
| 7:00 a.m.–7:30 a.m. | Virtual meeting with staff |
| 2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | Virtual meeting with staff |
| 4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Virtual meeting with staff |
| January 12, Monday | |
| 8:10 a.m.–8:25 a.m. | Call with Pablo Hernández de Cos, General Manager, BIS |
| 9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Chair's office |
| 10:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. | Call with Senator Lisa Murkowski (AK) |
| 11:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m. | Call with Senator Shelley Moore Capito (WV) |
| 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. | Lunch with Board member Location: Martin Building-T120 |
| 1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. | Virtual meeting with Federal Reserve Bank President |
| 1:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. | Call with Senator Mark Warner (VA) |
| 2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. | Call with Senator Bill Cassidy (LA) |
| 3:15 p.m.–3:20 p.m. | Meeting with Board member Location: Chair's office |
| 3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. | Meeting with Roland Lescure, French Minister of Finance, and staff Location: Martin Building-T140 |
| 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Call with media |
| 6:00 p.m.–6:15 p.m. | Call with Senator John Kennedy (LA) |
| January 13, Tuesday | |
| 9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Chair's office |
| 10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | Call with Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH) |
| 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. | Meeting with media Location: Martin Building-T120 |
| 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Martin Building-2212 |
| 2:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | Meeting with media Location: Martin Building |
| 2:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. | Call with Senator Mitch McConnell (KY) |
| 3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. | Virtual meeting with Board member and Federal Reserve Bank President |
| 4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Meeting with Board member Location: Chair's office |
| 4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Meeting with Board member Location: Chair's office |
| January 14, Wednesday | |
| 7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. | Virtual BIS Board of Directors' Meeting |
| 9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Chair's office |
| 10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Martin Building-2812 |
| 1:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. | Call with Ted Pick, CEO, Morgan Stanley |
| 2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Chair's office |
| 4:00 p.m.–4:10 p.m. | Call with Senator Mike Crapo (ID) |
| January 15, Thursday | |
| 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. | Breakfast meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Location: Treasury |
| 9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Chair's office |
| 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Board Meeting Location: Board Room |
| 1:00 p.m.–1:10 p.m. | Call with Congressman Frank Lucas (OK) |
| 1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Chair's office |
| 2:00 p.m.–2:10 p.m. | Call with Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA) |
| 2:30 p.m.–2:40 p.m. | Call with Senator James Lankford (OK) |
| 3:00 p.m.–3:10 p.m. | Call with Senator Tim Scott (SC) |
| 3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. | Meeting with Board member Location: Chair's office |
| 4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Chair's office |
| 7:15 p.m.–7:25 p.m. | Call with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) |
| January 16, Friday | |
| 12:00 p.m.–12:30 p.m. | Call with Board member |
| January 19, Monday | |
| All Day | Board holiday—Martin Luther King Day |
| January 20, Tuesday | |
| 8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m. | Call with staff |
| 2:00 p.m.–2:15 p.m. | Meeting with Board member Location: Chair's office |
| 2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Chair's office |
| 3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. | Virtual meeting with Board member and Federal Reserve Bank President |
| 3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Chair's office |
| January 21, Wednesday | |
| 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Supreme Court argument attendance Location: U.S. Supreme Court |
| 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Martin Building-2812 |
| 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Martin Building-2812 |
| 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Martin Building-2212 |
| January 22, Thursday | |
| 9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Martin Building-4212 |
| 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Virtual meeting with Federal Reserve Bank President |
| 12:45 p.m.–12:50 p.m. | Meeting with Board member Location: Chair's office |
| 1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. | Virtual meeting with Federal Reserve Bank President |
| 1:45 p.m.–2:15 p.m. | Virtual meeting with Federal Reserve Bank President |
| 2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. | Virtual meeting with Federal Reserve Bank President |
| 3:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m. | Virtual meeting with Federal Reserve Bank President |
| 4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Virtual meeting with Federal Reserve Bank President |
| January 23, Friday | |
| 8:15 a.m.–8:45 a.m. | Virtual meeting with Federal Reserve Bank President |
| 9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. | Virtual meeting with Federal Reserve Bank President |
| 9:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m. | Virtual meeting with Federal Reserve Bank President |
| 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. | Virtual meeting with Federal Reserve Bank President |
| 12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. | Virtual meeting with Board member |
| 1:15 p.m.–1:45 p.m. | Meeting with Board member Location: Chair's office |
| 2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | Meeting with Board member Location: Chair's office |
| 2:45 p.m.–3:15 p.m. | Meeting with Board member Location: Chair's office |
| 3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. | Meeting with Board member Location: Chair's office |
| 4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Meeting with Board member Location: Chair's office |
| 4:45 p.m.–5:15 p.m. | Virtual meeting with Federal Reserve Bank President |
| January 26, Monday | |
| 9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. | Virtual meeting with staff |
| 9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Virtual meeting with staff |
| 10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | Virtual meeting with staff |
| 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. | Virtual meeting with staff |
| 1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. | Virtual meeting with Federal Reserve Bank President |
| 1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. | Virtual meeting with Board member |
| 3:30 p.m.–3:35 p.m. | Call with Federal Reserve Bank President |
| January 27, Tuesday | |
| 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. | FOMC Meeting Location: Board Room |
| January 28, Wednesday | |
| 9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | FOMC Meeting Location: Board Room |
| 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. | Meeting with staff Location: Martin Building-4212 |
| 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. | FOMC Press Conference Location: Press room |
| January 29, Thursday | |
| 8:00 a.m.–8:45 a.m. | Breakfast meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Location: Martin Building-T120 |
| 1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. | Meeting with David Solomon, CEO, Goldman Sachs Location: Martin Building-T150 |
| 2:30 p.m.–2:40 p.m. | Call with Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD) |
| 3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. | Call with Paul Atkins, Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
| January 30, Friday | |
| All Day | No appointments scheduled |