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Fed Minutes and Jobless Claims Put 2026 Rate-Cut Bets in Play as “0 Cuts” Odds Slip on Polymarket

A weekly outlook highlighting the US Dollar’s resilience ahead of upcoming Federal Reserve minutes and US jobless claims has kept traders focused on the path of US monetary policy. On Polymarket, pricing for the “How many Fed rate cuts in 2026?” ladder continues to favor a no-cuts outcome, though the leading probability has eased from earlier levels.

Key Takeaways

• Polymarket prices the leading outcome “0 (0 bps)” at 77.55% for no Fed rate cuts in 2026.
• The no-cuts contract has slipped from 82.10% previously to 77.55% as attention centers on Fed minutes and jobless claims risk.
• The market resolves on 2026-12-31, and the leading outcome is down 4.55 percentage points versus the prior reading.

A weekly market preview said the US Dollar has been showing resilience as traders head into a week featuring the release of Federal Reserve meeting minutes and new US jobless claims data. The piece framed the Fed minutes as a potential catalyst for reassessing the policy outlook and the timing of any shifts in interest rates. It also highlighted jobless claims as a key near-term gauge of labor-market conditions that could sway expectations for the economy. The preview presented the combination of Fed communication and incoming labor data as the main drivers for near-term currency direction. The focus, it said, is on whether the upcoming releases reinforce or challenge the prevailing view on the Fed’s rate path.

Polymarket Data: “0 (0 bps)” at 77.55% on $40.51M Volume, with “1 Cut” at 14.50% and “2 Cuts” at 3.85%

Polymarket’s ladder for “How many Fed rate cuts in 2026?” shows the highest-priced line at “0 (0 bps),” with Yes at 77.55% and No at 22.45%, on about $40.51 million in volume. Farther out on the curve, “1 (25 bps)” sits at Yes 14.50% versus No 85.50%, while “2 (50 bps)” is Yes 3.85% and No 96.15%. Tail outcomes are priced as long shots, such as “4 (100 bps)” at Yes 0.45% and No 99.55% and “5 (125 bps)” at Yes 0.35% and No 99.65%, signaling a steep skew toward few or no cuts by the 2026-12-31 resolution date.

Watch for shifts in the spread between “0 (0 bps)” and “1 (25 bps)” pricing and whether volume continues to concentrate at the front of the ladder into the 2026-12-31 resolution.

Beyond Fed Rate Cuts: Other High-Volume Macro and Geopolitical Polymarket Contracts Traders Are Watching

Beyond the longer-dated rate-cut debate, Polymarket traders are also concentrating in shorter-horizon macro pricing, with 89.5% on “Fed Decision in July?” favoring “No change” on about $37.64 million in volume. That contract’s heavy flow underscores how positioning often clusters around near-term event risk even as investors keep one eye on broader cross-asset signals across the platform’s macro and geopolitical board.

Odds Trend

Implied odds (last 48h)0255075Odds %0 (0 bps)1 (25 bps)2 (50 bps)3 (75 bps)

By the Numbers

• Platform: Polymarket
• Market: How many Fed rate cuts in 2026?
• Contract type: Price strike ladder: each rung has separate Yes/No; Yes means the spot price is above that USD strike at settlement.
• Resolution window: Dec 31, 2026 (UTC)
• Status: Active (open for trading)
• Volume: ~$40,508,358

Top strike rungs

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