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  "semantic_title": "Fed funds upper bound seen near 4.25% after next meeting",
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  "headline": "Fed funds upper bound Sept meeting: Kalshi ladder ~4.25-4.50%",
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  "target_event_slug": "kxfed-26dec",
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    "platform_market_id": "KXFED-26DEC-T4.50",
    "question_raw": "Will the upper bound of the federal funds rate be above 4.50% following the Fed's Dec 9, 2026 meeting?",
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    "resolution_source": "Federal Reserve Board of Governors",
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    "Kalshi ladder pins the post-September 2026 Fed funds upper bound at 4.25-4.50%, with 90% above 4.0% but only 6% above 4.50%, implying a single hike is nearly fully priced.",
    "Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin's speech questioning the rationale for hiking is at odds with the market's near-consensus view of a hike arriving at this meeting.",
    "Volume on this ladder surged 7,989% day over day, signaling a sharp pickup in fresh positioning around the September decision.",
    "The companion December ladder (CM-EVT-6BS28TS762) implies a slightly lower modal range of 4.0-4.25%, suggesting markets see the September hike as a possible one-and-done rather than the start of a cycle."
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      "story": "Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin publicly asked 'why hike,' signaling internal Fed debate as markets price a second consecutive tightening.",
      "publisher": "insurancenewsnet.com",
      "published_at": "2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z",
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      "notes": "Kalshi ladder with 80.9x volume surge; market-implied range 4.25-4.50% upper bound after September 2026 FOMC meeting."
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    {
      "label": "insurancenewsnet.com: WHY HIKE? - Insurance News | InsuranceNewsNet",
      "url": "https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/why-hike",
      "published_at": "2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z",
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