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  "published_at": "2026-07-10T10:04:54.000Z",
  "semantic_title": "Fed funds upper bound near full pricing at 3.5 percent",
  "telemetry": "Kalshi ladder",
  "headline": "Fed funds upper bound at 3.50-3.75%: Kalshi ladder",
  "category_tag": "MOMENTUM_REPRICING",
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  "target_event_id": "CM-EVT-PHWX2H6DM5",
  "target_event_slug": "kxfed-26jul",
  "event_question": "Fed funds upper bound (next meeting)",
  "linked_event_ids": [],
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    "platform": "kalshi",
    "platform_market_id": "KXFED-26JUL-T3.75",
    "question_raw": "Will the upper bound of the federal funds rate be above 3.75% following the Fed's Jul 29, 2026 meeting?",
    "current_price": 0.21,
    "volume_24h_usd": 335.4,
    "arbitration_model": "kalshi_staff",
    "resolution_source": "Federal Reserve Board of Governors",
    "resolves_at": "2026-08-05T18:05:00Z"
  },
  "related_markets": [],
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    "Kalshi ladder prices the Fed funds upper bound in the 3.50-3.75% range: 98% above 3.50% but only 21% above 3.75%.",
    "Fed officials fretting over inflation and weighing hikes is consistent with the ladder's sharp cutoff just above 3.75%.",
    "The distribution implies near-certainty of no cut from current levels, with hike risk contained to one increment at most.",
    "A companion long-horizon Kalshi ladder (CM-EVT-KWX3HB7XG9) implies a terminal range of 3.0-3.25%, suggesting the market sees limited further tightening beyond the near term."
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          "source": "AOL",
          "source_url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/fed-officials-fret-over-inflation-100454000.html",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-07-12T09:47:51+00:00"
        }
      },
      "significance": {
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        "threshold_unit": "rank",
        "passed": true,
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      },
      "story": "Fed officials expressed concern about inflation and signaled readiness to hike if price pressures persist, per Reuters reporting from the latest FOMC meeting readout.",
      "publisher": "AOL",
      "published_at": "2026-07-10T10:04:54.000Z",
      "source_url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/fed-officials-fret-over-inflation-100454000.html"
    },
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      "field_provenance": {
        "notes": {
          "tier": "editorial",
          "method": "llm_judge_cm_signal_v1"
        }
      },
      "notes": "Kalshi ladder resolves against the Federal Reserve's official post-meeting rate announcement."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "AOL: Fed officials fret over inflation risk, weigh rate hikes - AOL",
      "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/fed-officials-fret-over-inflation-100454000.html",
      "published_at": "2026-07-10T10:04:54.000Z",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-07-12T09:47:51+00:00"
    }
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