Federal Reserve policy limits the extent to which FOMC participants and staff can speak publicly or grant interviews during Federal Reserve blackout periods, which begin the second Saturday preceding a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and end the Thursday following a meeting unless otherwise noted.
Blackout dates for 2019 are as follows:
2019:
Jan. 19-31
March 9-21
April 20-May 2
June 8-20
July 20-Aug. 1
Sept. 7-19
Oct. 19-31
Nov. 30-Dec. 12
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