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Will the Fed’s lower bound reach 3.0% or lower before 2027?

Economy · tracked since July 7, 2026 · no longer updating — this question left the market on September 30, 2026

2%

Final tracked odds

As of September 30, 2026, market-consensus odds put the chance at 2%.

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

How the odds have moved

0%25%50%75%100%Jul 7Jul 25Aug 22Sep 12Sep 30Yes — Jul 7: 6%Yes — Sep 30: 2%2%

Every outcome we track

OutcomeSep 29TodayMove
Yes1.5%2%—
Full history table
DateYes
2026-09-302%
2026-09-291.5%
2026-09-281.5%
2026-09-271.5%
2026-09-262%
2026-09-251.3%
2026-09-241.3%
2026-09-232%
2026-09-221.5%
2026-09-212%
2026-09-200.9%
2026-09-190.7%
2026-09-180.7%
2026-09-170.6%
2026-09-160.6%
2026-09-1511%
2026-09-143%
2026-09-132%
2026-09-123%
2026-09-112%
2026-09-102%
2026-09-092%
2026-09-082%
2026-09-072%
2026-09-062%
2026-09-052%
2026-09-043%
2026-09-033%
2026-09-023%
2026-09-013%
2026-08-282%
2026-08-272%
2026-08-263%
2026-08-253%
2026-08-243%
2026-08-233%
2026-08-223%
2026-08-213%
2026-08-203%
2026-08-193%
2026-08-183%
2026-08-174%
2026-08-163%
2026-08-153%
2026-08-143%
2026-08-133%
2026-08-123%
2026-08-113%
2026-07-316%
2026-07-306%
2026-07-297%
2026-07-2811%
2026-07-2714%
2026-07-263%
2026-07-253%
2026-07-243%
2026-07-233%
2026-07-223%
2026-07-213%
2026-07-203%
2026-07-194%
2026-07-184%
2026-07-174%
2026-07-164%
2026-07-154%
2026-07-144%
2026-07-134%
2026-07-126%
2026-07-114%
2026-07-104%
2026-07-094%
2026-07-086%
2026-07-076%

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Common questions

Will the Fed’s lower bound reach 3.0% or lower before 2027 — what were the odds?
As of the last morning we tracked it, September 30, 2026, the market-consensus chance was 2%. That is the aggregated judgment of traders with money at stake, reported by The Morning Line — not our own prediction.
Will the Fed’s lower bound reach 3.0% or lower before 2027 — did the odds go up or down?
Down. Over the 73 days we tracked this question, the odds moved from 6% on July 7, 2026 to 2% on September 30, 2026 — a change of 4 points.
Will the Fed’s lower bound reach 3.0% or lower before 2027 — what were the highest and lowest odds?
Over 73 tracked days the odds ranged between 0.6% and 14%. The final reading of 2% sits inside that range.

About this question

The Morning Line has reported the market-consensus odds on “Will the Fed’s lower bound reach 3.0% or lower before 2027” for 73 days, since July 7, 2026. As of September 30, 2026, market-consensus odds sit at 2%. The final tracked chance for a yes has fallen from 6% to 2%, ranging between 0.6% and 14% across that stretch. These are reported probabilities, not our own predictions. The question left the market on September 30, 2026, and this page is now a permanent record.

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