**Traders assign the highest probability to a federal funds rate of 4.25% or higher by the end of 2026, reflecting the FOMC’s recent hawkish shift.** The September 2026 Summary of Economic Projections raised the median year-end 2026 rate projection to 4.1% from 3.8% in June, alongside higher inflation and growth forecasts. This followed the Committee’s unanimous 25 basis point hike on September 16 that lifted the target range to 3.75–4.00%, the first increase since 2023. Persistent above-target inflation, resilient economic data, and geopolitical supply pressures have prompted the upward revisions and removed prior easing signals. With three FOMC meetings remaining in 2026, market pricing incorporates the possibility of further tightening, consistent with the dot plot’s distribution and the current leading Polymarket outcomes clustered around 4.0–4.5%.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated4.25% 52.8%
≥ 4.5% 31.0%
4.0% 16.3%
3.75% 2.1%
$6,890,656 Vol.
$6,890,656 Vol.
≤1.0%
<1%
1.25
<1%
1.5%
<1%
1.75%
<1%
2.0%
<1%
2.25%
<1%
2.5%
<1%
2.75%
<1%
3.0%
<1%
3.25%
<1%
3.5%
2%
3.75%
2%
4.0%
16%
4.25%
53%
≥ 4.5%
27%
4.25% 52.8%
≥ 4.5% 31.0%
4.0% 16.3%
3.75% 2.1%
$6,890,656 Vol.
$6,890,656 Vol.
≤1.0%
<1%
1.25
<1%
1.5%
<1%
1.75%
<1%
2.0%
<1%
2.25%
<1%
2.5%
<1%
2.75%
<1%
3.0%
<1%
3.25%
<1%
3.5%
2%
3.75%
2%
4.0%
16%
4.25%
53%
≥ 4.5%
27%
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 Opened: Jan 12, 2026, 12:43 PM ET
Resolver
0x2F5e3684c...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).
Resolver
0x2F5e3684c...**Traders assign the highest probability to a federal funds rate of 4.25% or higher by the end of 2026, reflecting the FOMC’s recent hawkish shift.** The September 2026 Summary of Economic Projections raised the median year-end 2026 rate projection to 4.1% from 3.8% in June, alongside higher inflation and growth forecasts. This followed the Committee’s unanimous 25 basis point hike on September 16 that lifted the target range to 3.75–4.00%, the first increase since 2023. Persistent above-target inflation, resilient economic data, and geopolitical supply pressures have prompted the upward revisions and removed prior easing signals. With three FOMC meetings remaining in 2026, market pricing incorporates the possibility of further tightening, consistent with the dot plot’s distribution and the current leading Polymarket outcomes clustered around 4.0–4.5%.
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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