Funds rate staying at 3.50-3.75 percent commands pricing

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    "Kalshi pins the Fed funds upper bound in the 3.50-3.75% range: 91% above 3.50% but only 34% above 3.75%.",
    "Hammack's hike signal is consistent with the hawkish end of the distribution, but markets still put only 15% on 4.00% or higher.",
    "Beige Book flagging Middle East energy-driven inflation and labor stagnation adds upside risk but markets are not yet pricing a full move above 3.75%.",
    "Companion Kalshi ladder (CM-EVT-85LZKDJL71) prices 97% above 3.50% but only 1% above 3.75%, showing the near-term EFFR distribution is even more tightly capped."
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          "source": "Anupam Nagar",
          "source_url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/us-stocks/news/feds-hammack-signals-rate-hike-may-be-needed-soon-as-inflation-risks-intensify/articleshow/131476088.cms",
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      "story": "Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack signaled a rate hike may be needed soon as inflation risks intensify.",
      "publisher": "Anupam Nagar",
      "published_at": "2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z",
      "source_url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/us-stocks/news/feds-hammack-signals-rate-hike-may-be-needed-soon-as-inflation-risks-intensify/articleshow/131476088.cms"
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      "notes": "Kalshi's distribution places peak probability at 3.50-3.75%, fading Hammack's hike rhetoric at higher levels."
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