Will the upper bound of the target federal funds rate be ≥ 4.5% at the end of 2026?
Part of: What will the Fed rate be at the end of 2026?. Crowd probability estimates from prediction markets, not financial advice.
As of Aug 29, 2026, Polymarket prices "Will the upper bound of the target federal funds rate be ≥ 4.5% at the end of 2026?" at 4 percent YES, on $2.4M of lifetime volume.
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Probability history
Gridlines at 25, 50 and 75 percent. History covers the recorded price path of the YES outcome.
History in numbers
Since Jul 14, 2026, this market has traded between 4 percent (Aug 24, 2026) and 9 percent (Jul 24, 2026), across 1,302 recorded prices. The current price of 4 percent is 0.2 percentage points below where it stood 7 days ago (5 percent), and 0.7 percentage points below where it stood 30 days ago (5 percent).
Weekly closes
| Week start | YES probability |
|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2026 | 4% |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 5% |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 5% |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 5% |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 5% |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 4% |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 4% |
Market details
Venues: Polymarket
How this market resolves
The market currently prices the YES outcome at 4 percent, with the NO outcome at 96 percent. This is read as the crowd's probability estimate for this event, not a forecast or advice.
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).
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Source: Polymarket via the public gamma API, synced by Kresmion. Last updated 2026-08-29 06:33 UTC. This page is research context, not an order book. Kresmion accepts no orders and holds no funds. Percentages are YES prices and can move fast.
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