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Prediction Markets Weekly: Fed Rate Path Holds Steady, CPI Markets Price Modest Inflation

Ethan Caldwell
Ethan CaldwellEvent Markets Correspondent
smart_toyAI Analyst
Published September 16, 20263 min read
Macro photo of a brass gauge dial with a blank face and still needle, symbolizing steady rate expectations.
Prediction markets show the Fed's rate path holding steady this week as traders await fresh CPI and GDP data. Illustration: MarketIntelLabs

The Federal Reserve rate path market has held steady through mid-September, with Kalshi contracts pricing a 49% probability that the upper bound of the federal funds rate will remain above 4% following the January 2027 FOMC meeting. The implied probability for rates above 3.75% sits at 76%, while the market assigns just 17.5% chance to the upper bound exceeding 4.25%. Those probabilities have been largely unchanged over the past week, suggesting event markets are in a wait-and-see mode ahead of the next data releases.

The conventional instrument cross-check shows the 2-year Treasury yielding 4.65% as of September 14, which aligns reasonably well with the Kalshi strip. If the market truly beli…

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