Will 5 or more Fed rate hikes happen in 2026?
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Watch for: The market title asks if 5 or more rate hikes will occur, but the body text contains conflicting rules copied from an exact-count market structure.
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The market title asks if 5 or more rate hikes will occur, but the body text contains conflicting rules copied from an exact-count market structure. The rules state the market resolves according to the exact amount of hikes and will resolve early to No if more hikes occur than the strike in question, which directly contradicts the 5 or more condition where higher totals should resolve to Yes. Additionally, non-standard rounding rules treat any hike between 1 and 24 basis points as a full 25-basis-point hike, and 50-basis-point moves count as two distinct hikes. While the Federal Reserve is named as the clear official source, the conflicting resolution logic creates significant risk of unexpected resolution.
- Resolver
- Low
- Timing
- Low
- Wording
- High
- Exceptions
- High
AI-generated analysis · google/gemini-3.7-flash ·
Current price
<1%
chance↔ ±0 pts · 24h
Why it moved
No big moves in the last 7 days.
Resolution rules
This market will resolve according to the exact amount of hikes of 25 basis points in 2026 by the Fed (including any hikes made during the December meeting). Emergency rate hikes outside of scheduled FOMC meetings will also count toward the total number of hikes in 2026. This market will remain open until December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, to account for any such emergency actions. For example, if the Fed hikes rates by 50 bps after a meeting, it would be considered 2 hikes (of 25 bps each). This market will resolve early to "No" if the specified number of hikes becomes impossible — i.e., if more hikes have already occurred than the strike in question. Note that hikes between 1–24 bps (inclusive) will also be considered 1 rate hike. The resolution source for this market will be FOMC statements after meetings scheduled in 2026 according to the official calendar: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm. The level and change of the target federal funds rate is also published at the official website of the Federal Reserve at https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/openmarket.htm.
Market explained
This market measures whether the Federal Reserve implements 5 or more rate hikes in 2026. Rate hikes are counted in 25-basis-point increments, with smaller changes of 1–24 basis points also counting as 1 hike.
How it resolves
The market resolves to Yes if the Federal Reserve implements 5 or more rate hikes in 2026, counting both scheduled and emergency hikes. Each 25 basis points of an increase counts as one hike, and any increase between 1 and 24 basis points also counts as one hike. The market resolves to No if fewer than 5 hikes occur by the end of 2026, or early to No if the specified number becomes impossible. The resolution will be determined by FOMC statements and the target federal funds rate published on the official website of the Federal Reserve.
Resolution source
FOMC statements and the official website of the Federal Reserve
AI-generated analysis · google/gemini-3.7-flash ·