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Prediction markets now assign just 11.5 percent odds to a 25-basis-point Federal Reserve rate hike at the July 27–28, 2027 FOMC meeting, down 22 percentage points in the past 24 hours on volume of $33. The sharp decline reflects growing consensus among sell-side strategists that the central bank will either cut rates by mid-2027 or delay any tightening until September, making a July move an outlier scenario.
Goldman Sachs Research currently expects the Fed to cut rates twice in 2027—in June and December—bringing the federal funds rate down from its current 3.50–3.75 percent range to a terminal 3.00–3.25 percent. That baseline implies no hike at all next summer. Meanwhile, J.P. Morgan Global Research projects the Fed will remain on hold through the end of 2026 and deliver a single 25-basis-point hike in September 2027, bypassing the July meeting entirely. Both forecasts assume inflation pressures ease and growth moderates enough to justify either easing or a delayed tightening cycle.
The FOMC voted unanimously 12–0 to hold rates at 3.50–3.75 percent on June 17, 2026, and minutes from that meeting show officials acknowledged elevated inflation driven by supply shocks, particularly energy, alongside strong economic activity. A minority of members argued for a hike at the time, and market-implied odds for a September 2026 increase reached 69 percent in recent weeks. Yet the committee's own communications signal no rate cuts until early 2027, leaving the path for mid-2027 policy moves uncertain.
Goldman Sachs notes that while further hikes remain "unlikely," a flat rate path through 2027 is a plausible alternative to their cut forecast, indicating some upside risk. The July 2027 decision is scheduled for announcement at 2:00 p.m. ET on July 28, 2027. With the market closing on July 28 at 5:59 p.m. ET, traders have just over a year to reconcile the 11.5 percent probability with evolving inflation data and Fed guidance.