Will the Fed decrease interest rates by 50+ bps after the October 2026 meeting?

.gov source: federalreserve.gov · End date Oct 28, 11:59 PM ET · View rules on Polymarket (international site) ↗

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Resolution Hurdle & Trap Risk

Moderate Trap Risk (35/100)

Announced

Official source & catalyst check: settlement runs on Federal Reserve Board / FOMC. Latest FED release: "Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on August 17, September 9, and September 16, 2026" (12d ago).
Settlement edge / trap to watch: A qualifying official announcement settles YES; implementation is not required. Cutoff: Wed, Oct 28, 2026 (timezone not stated). Kalshi lists contracts on many of the same releases.

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Will the Fed decrease interest rates by 50+ bps after the October 2026 meeting?

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.gov source: federalreserve.gov

Moderate Trap Risk (35/100)

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Trap risk Moderate 35

Named primary resolution source

Federal Reserve Board / FOMC · https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm

Cutoff date, timestamp & timezone

Wed, Oct 28, 2026 unspecified

Action trigger

AnnouncedAn official announcement is enough; implementation is not required. Rule text: "…25 bps) The resolution source for this market is the FOMC’s statement after its meeting scheduled for October 27-28, 2026 accordi…"

Delay / cancellation / revision fallback

If no statement is released by the end date of the next scheduled meeting, this market will resolve to the "No change" bracket.

Cross-venue & fine-print settlement trap

Cross-venue & fine-print settlement trap: Kalshi lists contracts on many of the same releases. Compare whether each venue settles on the initial print or a revised figure, the cutoff timezone (Kalshi contract terms are in ET), and what happens if a government shutdown delays the release.

Rules text on file (Polymarket)

The FED interest rates are defined in this market by the upper bound of the target federal funds range. The decisions on the target federal funds range are made by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings. This market will resolve to the amount of basis points the upper bound of the target federal funds rate is changed by versus the level it was prior to the Federal Reserve's October 2026 meeting. If the target federal funds rate is changed to a level not expressed in the displayed options, the change will be rounded up to the nearest 25 and will resolve to the relevant bracket. (e.g. if there's a cut/increase of 12.5 bps it will be considered to be 25 bps) The resolution source for this market is the FOMC’s statement after its meeting scheduled for October 27-28, 2026 according to the official calendar: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm. The level and change of the target federal funds rate is also published at the official website of the Federal Reserve at https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/openmarket.htm. This market may resolve as soon as the FOMC’s statement for their October meeting with relevant data is issued. If no statement is released by the end date of the next scheduled meeting, this market will resolve to the "No change" bracket.