Will the upper bound of the target federal funds rate be 2.5% at the end of 2026?
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Watch for: The market relies directly on official announcements from the Federal Reserve regarding the upper bound of the target federal funds range following the December 2026 FOMC meeting.
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The market relies directly on official announcements from the Federal Reserve regarding the upper bound of the target federal funds range following the December 2026 FOMC meeting. The rules clearly define the metric, designate the official Federal Reserve website as the authoritative source, and include a clear fallback cutoff of December 31, 2026, if no decision is released. Clear rounding instructions are also specified for non-standard target rates, leaving virtually no room for subjective interpretation.
- Resolver
- Low
- Timing
- Low
- Wording
- Low
- Exceptions
- Low
AI-generated analysis · google/gemini-3.7-flash ·
Current price
<1%
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Why it moved
No big moves in the last 7 days.
Resolution rules
The FED rate is defined in this market by the upper bound of the target federal funds range. The decisions on the target federal fund range are made by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings. This market will resolve according to the upper bound of the Federal Reserve’s target federal funds range after the December 2026 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, currently scheduled for December 8-9, 2026. This market may resolve immediately after the statement for the FOMC’s December meeting, with relevant information about the FOMC’s decision on the target federal funds range, has been issued. If no FOMC decision on the target federal funds range for their December meeting has been issued by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve according to the upper bound of the target federal funds range at that time. The upper bound of the target federal funds range will be rounded to the nearest 25 basis points for resolution of this market. If the upper bound of the target federal funds range falls exactly between two listed options, it will be rounded away from zero (e.g. if the upper bound is 2.875, with listed options of 3.0 & 2.75, this market will resolve to 3.0). The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the Federal Reserve (https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/openmarket.htm).
Market explained
This market measures whether the upper bound of the Federal Reserve's target federal funds range will be 2.5% following the December 2026 FOMC meeting, utilizing 25-basis-point rounding.
How it resolves
The market resolves to Yes if the upper bound of the target federal funds range is 2.5% after the December 2026 FOMC meeting. The market resolves to No if the upper bound is any other value. Values are rounded to the nearest 25 basis points, with exact midpoints rounded away from zero. Resolution may occur immediately upon the release of the December FOMC statement. If no December meeting decision is issued by December 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET, the market resolves based on the upper bound in effect at that time. The primary resolution source is official information from the Federal Reserve.
Resolution source
Federal Reserve
AI-generated analysis · google/gemini-3.7-flash ·