Year-end Fed funds consensus anchors in 3.50-3.75 percent range

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  "target_event_slug": "kxfed-26sep",
  "event_question": "Federal funds upper bound, end-2026",
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    "Kalshi ladder prices 91% above 3.50 percent but only 31% above 3.75 percent, implying the market-implied upper bound sits in the 3.50-3.75 percent range.",
    "Waller's inflation-first framing aligns with this distribution: the market is not pricing a return to restrictive territory above 4 percent, nor rapid cuts below 3.50 percent.",
    "A companion Kalshi ladder for a nearer horizon shows 98% above 3.50 percent and only 19% above 3.75 percent, suggesting the term structure is nearly flat and the market sees little change between now and year-end.",
    "Resolves via Federal Reserve official rate announcements through the final 2026 FOMC meeting."
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      "story": "Fed Governor Christopher Waller said inflation is now the primary risk, reinforcing a slow-easing path for the federal funds rate.",
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      "notes": "Kalshi ladder contract; the tight 3.50-3.75 percent band reflects broad consensus among prediction market participants despite conflicting Fed signals."
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