Traders are positioning the ECB's July 2026 deposit facility rate decision around a 60% implied probability of no change and a 40.5% chance of a 25-basis-point hike, reflecting the central bank's April 30 hold at 2.00% amid a sharp energy-driven inflation surge to 3.0% year-over-year. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have elevated oil prices and pushed headline inflation forecasts for 2026 to 2.6–2.7%, prompting analysts at firms such as JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley to shift from earlier cut expectations toward potential tightening in June or July. Weak Q1 GDP growth of just 0.1% and resilient but softening labor conditions add counterbalancing downside risks, keeping the market-implied odds closely contested ahead of the next data releases and the June Governing Council meeting.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedECB Interest Rates: July 2026
No change 59%
25 bps Increase 39%
50+ bps decrease 3.8%
25 bps decrease 2.7%
50+ bps decrease
4%
25 bps decrease
3%
No change
59%
25 bps Increase
39%
50+ bps increase
2%
No change 59%
25 bps Increase 39%
50+ bps decrease 3.8%
25 bps decrease 2.7%
50+ bps decrease
4%
25 bps decrease
3%
No change
59%
25 bps Increase
39%
50+ bps increase
2%
The resolution source will be official information from the European Central Bank, including the statement or release from its July 2026 meeting, scheduled for July 22-23, 2026, as listed on the official European Central Bank calendar (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/mgcgc/html/index.en.html). This market may resolve as soon as the statement or release of the European Central Bank's July 2026 meeting with relevant data is issued.
If the specified rate is defined by an upper and lower bound, the relevant change will be the change to the upper bound.
If the specified rate is changed to a level not expressed in the displayed options, the change will be rounded according to the following guidelines. Increases or decreases of less than 25 bps will be rounded to 25 bps (e.g. an increase or decrease of 10 bps would be considered to be an increase or decrease of 25 bps). Increases or decreases of greater than 25 bps will be rounded to the nearest 25 bps and will be rounded away from 0 in cases of equidistance (e.g., an increase or decrease of 37.5 bps would be considered to be an increase or decrease of 50 bps). Displayed options of “Increase” or “Decrease” will include policy rate increases or decreases of any size.
If the specified meeting is postponed to a date and time before the start of the next scheduled meeting, this market will resolve based on the outcome of that postponed meeting. If the specified meeting is cancelled, or postponed such that no decision is announced by the start of the next scheduled meeting, this market will resolve to the “No Change” bracket. Emergency changes to the specified rate not resulting from the specified meeting will not be considered.
Market Opened: Apr 30, 2026, 2:25 PM ET
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0x69c47De9D...The resolution source will be official information from the European Central Bank, including the statement or release from its July 2026 meeting, scheduled for July 22-23, 2026, as listed on the official European Central Bank calendar (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/mgcgc/html/index.en.html). This market may resolve as soon as the statement or release of the European Central Bank's July 2026 meeting with relevant data is issued.
If the specified rate is defined by an upper and lower bound, the relevant change will be the change to the upper bound.
If the specified rate is changed to a level not expressed in the displayed options, the change will be rounded according to the following guidelines. Increases or decreases of less than 25 bps will be rounded to 25 bps (e.g. an increase or decrease of 10 bps would be considered to be an increase or decrease of 25 bps). Increases or decreases of greater than 25 bps will be rounded to the nearest 25 bps and will be rounded away from 0 in cases of equidistance (e.g., an increase or decrease of 37.5 bps would be considered to be an increase or decrease of 50 bps). Displayed options of “Increase” or “Decrease” will include policy rate increases or decreases of any size.
If the specified meeting is postponed to a date and time before the start of the next scheduled meeting, this market will resolve based on the outcome of that postponed meeting. If the specified meeting is cancelled, or postponed such that no decision is announced by the start of the next scheduled meeting, this market will resolve to the “No Change” bracket. Emergency changes to the specified rate not resulting from the specified meeting will not be considered.
Resolver
0x69c47De9D...Traders are positioning the ECB's July 2026 deposit facility rate decision around a 60% implied probability of no change and a 40.5% chance of a 25-basis-point hike, reflecting the central bank's April 30 hold at 2.00% amid a sharp energy-driven inflation surge to 3.0% year-over-year. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have elevated oil prices and pushed headline inflation forecasts for 2026 to 2.6–2.7%, prompting analysts at firms such as JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley to shift from earlier cut expectations toward potential tightening in June or July. Weak Q1 GDP growth of just 0.1% and resilient but softening labor conditions add counterbalancing downside risks, keeping the market-implied odds closely contested ahead of the next data releases and the June Governing Council meeting.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated


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