How many Fed rate cuts in 2026?

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Market context

The real-world driver is whether the Federal Reserve makes any 25 bp rate cuts before year-end 2026, including any move at the December FOMC meeting or an emergency inter-meeting action. The market’s 85% YES price implies traders are leaning towards at least one cut, but the contract can still be resolved early to No if the remaining calendar makes the target total impossible.

History and comparable forecasts point in different directions, which is why the probability should be read as a policy-path bet rather than a clean macro consensus. Goldman Sachs has argued for cuts in 2026, including March and June in one outlook, while J.P. Morgan has said it expects no cuts through 2026 and a first hike only in 2027[1][2]. Reuters also reported in April that economists were pushing a first cut back later into 2026, showing how expectations have shifted with inflation and growth data[8]. Market commentary has likewise described the 2026 path as ranging from one cut to none, with some desks already pricing a pause for the year[4][14][18].

For catalysts, traders will watch every FOMC statement, the quarterly Summary of Economic Projections, and any change in the dot plot, especially if officials keep signalling higher-for-longer policy or renewed tightening risk[3][6][15]. The key dependency is whether inflation cools enough to reopen easing before the final scheduled meetings, because the market counts only 25 bp cuts but will also include a 50 bp move as two cuts. On accessibility, “no-KYC up to $1,500” generally means a user can participate without identity verification until cumulative activity hits that threshold, but that does not remove jurisdictional limits; in Germany, prediction markets can implicate the GlüStV’s gambling framework, and in the US the CFTC’s reach is the relevant regulatory backdrop for market access and enforceability.

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