توقع: Fed Decision in October?

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Market context

The October 2026 FOMC decision is currently being priced as a near-certain **no change**, with just 1% left on a move. That is consistent with the broader 2026 rate backdrop: the Fed held the federal funds target steady at 3.50%-3.75% at its July meeting, and market pricing in late July still leaned towards a hold rather than a fresh hike or cut.[15]

Recent comparable pricing shows how quickly these expectations can shift when inflation or labour data surprise. Reuters reported in June that traders were assigning around a 60% chance of a hike by the October meeting after a hotter inflation print, while later October-focused FedWatch readings moved towards a higher-probability hold as the year progressed.[5][7] The same Reuters coverage in 2025 showed how a single Fed cut immediately altered October odds, underlining that this market is most sensitive to the last few major data releases before the meeting.[1]

The main catalysts to watch are the inflation and jobs reports landing before the October meeting, plus any Federal Reserve communication that changes the expected path for the target range. The Fed’s 2026 meeting calendar places the October decision on 28 October, so traders will be watching the September and October data flow, speeches from FOMC members, and any shift in futures pricing into late autumn.[4][7] Current market monitors still show the bulk of expectations clustered around unchanged policy, which leaves the small residual YES price dependent on a late re-pricing rather than the base case itself.[7][6]

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