Markets · Fed, rates & bonds

Will the upper bound of the target federal funds rate be ≥ 4.5% at the end of 2026?

What podcast experts are calling on this question, one vote per expert, each linked to the episode it was said in.

Odds of YES

11%
closes Jan 1, 2027

Experts with a view

9
last 30 days

Latest call

Oct 20
as of the latest episode

The experts' calls

Each expert's current view: the side of their latest day's calls in the last 30 days, newest first.

  • Angelo Kourkafas · Bloomberg Surveillance

    yes

    “Our base case calls for the Fed to... basically hike two more times from here”

    Oct 20, 2026 · Episode

  • Leslie Falcone · UBS On-Air: Market Moves

    no

    “the market is pricing in, in our opinion, a more hawkish Fed path than we are”

    Oct 18, 2026 · Episode

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