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  "semantic_title": "Fed funds upper bound stays near 4 percent ahead of October meeting",
  "telemetry": "Kalshi ladder",
  "headline": "Fed funds upper bound implied 4.0-4.25%: prediction market ladder",
  "category_tag": "MOMENTUM_REPRICING",
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  "event_question": "Fed funds upper bound, October 2026 meeting",
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    "resolution_source": "Federal Reserve Board of Governors",
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    "Prediction market ladder pins the Fed funds upper bound in the 4.0-4.25% range: 78% above 4.0% but only 10% above 4.25%.",
    "With U.S. inflation at 3.7% and consensus firmly for a hold, the ladder is consistent with the near-unanimous economist view of no change this week.",
    "The sharp drop from 78% at 4.0% to 10% at 4.25% signals the market sees 4.0-4.25% as the ceiling, with tails above essentially closed.",
    "The 96% probability above 3.75% and near-zero above 4.5% suggest the market has fully priced a hold, with any hike beyond 4.25% treated as negligible risk."
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          "source": "Miriam Hart",
          "source_url": "https://econotimes.com/U-S-Inflation-Reaches-3-7-Ahead-of-Fed-s-October-Meeting-1762943",
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      "publisher": "Miriam Hart",
      "published_at": "2026-10-25T00:00:00.000Z",
      "source_url": "https://econotimes.com/U-S-Inflation-Reaches-3-7-Ahead-of-Fed-s-October-Meeting-1762943"
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      "notes": "Ladder contract (unspecified venue); distribution is tight around the 4.0-4.25% band, consistent with broad hold consensus."
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      "label": "Miriam Hart: U.S. Inflation Reaches 3.7% Ahead of Fed’s October Meeting | EconoTime",
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