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Will the upper bound of the target federal funds rate be 3.5% at the end of 2026?
1 %
chance
Market brief
- At 1%, the market sees this question as practically decided.
- Last 50 trades: 20 buys, 30 sells; the largest was $32 (sell). Too few trades of $5K+ for a big-money read.
- Historically, 2% of Polymarket Politics markets priced 0–5% seven days before the end resolved YES (602 cases). In this range the price has been a reliable guide.
- Scheduled to end in 2 mo. (Jan 1, 2027).
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What will the Fed rate be at the end of 2026?
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Total volume
$210.9K
24h vol.
$250
Liquidity
$34.5K
End date
Jan 1, 2027
ends in 2 mo.
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Order book, trades and more numbersDepth, spread, up to 50 recent trades, volume by period and dates
1w vol.
$255.48
1m vol.
$878.924
Bid / Ask
0¢ / 1¢
Spread 1¢
Last trade
1¢
Start date
Jan 12, 2026
Orderbook
Spread: 1¢Snapshot from cache
Recent trades (50)
| Time | Side | Price | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 2¢ | 33 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 33 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 2¢ | 20 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 5 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 15 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 98¢ | 1 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 1 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 98¢ | 8 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 8 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 98¢ | 5 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 5 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 98¢ | 10 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 10 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 98¢ | 5 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 5 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 98¢ | 6 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 2 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 4 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 2¢ | 0 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 0 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 98¢ | 8 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 8 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 5 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 2¢ | 5 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 98¢ | 5 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 5 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 5 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 2¢ | 5 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 98¢ | 5 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 5 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 2¢ | 48 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 2¢ | 29 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 2¢ | 20 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 98¢ | 6 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 6 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 98¢ | 10 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 10 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 98¢ | 5 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 5 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 98¢ | 20 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 10 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 98¢ | 10 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 2¢ | 263 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 2¢ | 129 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 2¢ | 86 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 2¢ | 48 |
| 2 mo. ago | Sell | 2¢ | 1,135 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 2¢ | 324 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 2¢ | 391 |
| 2 mo. ago | Buy | 2¢ | 48 |
Rules & resolution
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).
- Event:
- What will the Fed rate be at the end of 2026?
- Resolution source:
- https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/openmarket.htm
- Note:
- Neg-risk market (multiple mutually exclusive outcomes).
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