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Will the Fed increase interest rates by 50+ bps after the September 2026 meeting?

Economy · tracked since July 12, 2026 · no longer updating — this question left the market on September 16, 2026

0.9%

Final tracked odds

As of September 16, 2026, market-consensus odds put the chance at 0.9%.

Unchanged since the previous update. Probabilities are market-consensus forecasts, not predictions.

How the odds have moved

0%25%50%75%100%Jul 12Jul 31Sep 9Sep 13Sep 16Yes — Jul 12: 1.1%Yes — Jul 13: 0.9%Yes — Jul 14: 0.7%Yes — Jul 31: 2%Yes — Sep 7: 0.5%Yes — Sep 8: 0.5%Yes — Sep 9: 0.9%Yes — Sep 10: 0.9%Yes — Sep 11: 0.9%Yes — Sep 12: 0.5%Yes — Sep 13: 0.7%Yes — Sep 14: 0.8%Yes — Sep 15: 0.9%Yes — Sep 16: 0.9%0.9%

Every outcome we track

OutcomeSep 15TodayMove
Yes0.9%0.9%—
Full history table
DateYes
2026-09-160.9%
2026-09-150.9%
2026-09-140.8%
2026-09-130.7%
2026-09-120.5%
2026-09-110.9%
2026-09-100.9%
2026-09-090.9%
2026-09-080.5%
2026-09-070.5%
2026-07-312%
2026-07-140.7%
2026-07-130.9%
2026-07-121.1%

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Common questions

Will the Fed increase interest rates by 50+ bps after the September 2026 meeting — what were the odds?
As of the last morning we tracked it, September 16, 2026, the market-consensus chance was 0.9%. That is the aggregated judgment of traders with money at stake, reported by The Morning Line — not our own prediction.
Will the Fed increase interest rates by 50+ bps after the September 2026 meeting — how much did the odds move?
Barely. Across 14 tracked days the odds held near 1.1%, ending at 0.9% on September 16, 2026 — a question the market has not changed its mind about.

About this question

The Morning Line has reported the market-consensus odds on “Will the Fed increase interest rates by 50+ bps after the September 2026 meeting” for 14 days, since July 12, 2026. As of September 16, 2026, market-consensus odds sit at 0.9%. The final tracked chance for a yes has held near 1.1% across that stretch. These are reported probabilities, not our own predictions. The question left the market on September 16, 2026, and this page is now a permanent record.

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