Markets price an ~80% chance the Fed will hold on Oct 27–28, easing dollar upside pressure
On Oct. 13, 2026 markets priced an about 80% probability that the Fed will leave rates unchanged at the Oct. 27–28 FOMC meeting (Polymarket ~80.5%; Kalshi/aggregate ~81.5%/82% futures), reducing near-term odds of another October hike and lowering immediate upside pressure on US yields and the dollar.
The desk brief
On Oct. 13, 2026 markets priced an about 80% probability that the Fed will leave rates unchanged at the Oct. 27–28 FOMC meeting (Polymarket ~80.5%; Kalshi/aggregate ~81.5%/82% futures), reducing near-term odds of another October hike and lowering immediate upside pressure on US yields and the dollar.
Lower market odds of an October Fed hike ease immediate upside pressure on US Treasury yields and the dollar, which can shorten the required risk premium on long-dated, externally funded African sovereign eurobonds (notably Nigeria and Ghana). This is conditional: actual spread compression depends on incoming US data, Fed communications, and local issuance/liquidity; no source documents actual repricing of specific bonds.
Oct. 27–28, 2026 FOMC decision and Chair press conference; US Oct. CPI/Core PCE prints the week of the meeting.
Sources & verification
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- Fed Decision in October?polymarket.comSource published (opens in a new tab)
- Fed Rate Odds for the Oct 28 FOMC: Live Hike, Hold, Cutpredictionmarketspicks.com (opens in a new tab)
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