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Fed Rate Hike by September 2026 Meeting?

Economy · tracked since July 12, 2026 · last updated 5:00 AM ET

34%

Today’s odds

As of August 27, 2026, market-consensus odds put the chance at 34%.

Unchanged since the previous update. ▲ 8 over the last 7 days. Probabilities are market-consensus forecasts, not predictions.

How the odds have moved

0%25%50%75%100%Jul 12Jul 18Aug 16Aug 21Aug 27Yes — Jul 12: 44%Yes — Jul 13: 60%Yes — Jul 14: 43%Yes — Jul 15: 35%Yes — Jul 16: 32%Yes — Jul 17: 34%Yes — Jul 18: 34%Yes — Jul 19: 36%Yes — Aug 13: 26%Yes — Aug 14: 26%Yes — Aug 15: 22%Yes — Aug 16: 22%Yes — Aug 17: 24%Yes — Aug 18: 28%Yes — Aug 19: 28%Yes — Aug 20: 26%Yes — Aug 21: 28%Yes — Aug 22: 32%Yes — Aug 23: 31%Yes — Aug 24: 31%Yes — Aug 25: 34%Yes — Aug 26: 34%Yes — Aug 27: 34%34%

Every outcome we track

OutcomeAug 26TodayMove
Yes34%34%
Full history table
DateYes
2026-08-2734%
2026-08-2634%
2026-08-2534%
2026-08-2431%
2026-08-2331%
2026-08-2232%
2026-08-2128%
2026-08-2026%
2026-08-1928%
2026-08-1828%
2026-08-1724%
2026-08-1622%
2026-08-1522%
2026-08-1426%
2026-08-1326%
2026-07-1936%
2026-07-1834%
2026-07-1734%
2026-07-1632%
2026-07-1535%
2026-07-1443%
2026-07-1360%
2026-07-1244%

Use this data. The full daily history behind this page is free to download and reuse with a link back to this page: Download the full daily odds history (CSV) · the same history as JSON · about the open data. Updated every morning; past values never change.

Common questions

Fed Rate Hike by September 2026 Meeting — what are the odds?
As of August 27, 2026, the market-consensus chance is 34%. That is the aggregated judgment of traders with money at stake, reported by The Morning Line — not our own prediction.
Fed Rate Hike by September 2026 Meeting — have the odds gone up or down?
Down. Over the 23 days we tracked this question, the odds moved from 44% on July 12, 2026 to 34% on August 27, 2026 — a change of 10 points.
Fed Rate Hike by September 2026 Meeting — what are the highest and lowest odds?
Over 23 tracked days the odds ranged between 22% and 60%. The current reading of 34% sits inside that range.

About this question

The Morning Line has reported the market-consensus odds on “Fed Rate Hike by September 2026 Meeting” for 23 days, since July 12, 2026. As of August 27, 2026, market-consensus odds sit at 34%. The chance for a yes has fallen from 44% to 34%, ranging between 22% and 60% across that stretch. These are reported probabilities, not our own predictions. This page updates every morning with the full daily history, free to download as JSON or CSV.

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