“The stock market thinks that there's going to be a rate increase by January 2027. the odds of a rate increase are above 70% and going up.”Andrei Jikh, relaying another source: Fed policy rate will rise
Said on May 26, 2026, at 24:26 in the video.
The window it was checked over
Federal funds target range, upper limit: Federal Reserve Board via FRED, figures as first published. The shaded span is the window the call was checked over; grey bands are recessions.
Result at every window
All windows are shown, so none is pickedSomebody else's forecast — not scored
What was said around it
lower the rates and break the bond market or do we increase rates and break the economy? The side effect of raising rates is that you break the economy at a time when credit card delinquencies are already above 12%. Autoloan defaults are going up. Private credit markets are at risk. The housing market is significantly slowed down. And the stock market valuations are super high. So what's the government going to do? There's a clue. The stock market, remember, is always trying to predict the future. And here's what it's predicting. The stock market thinks that there's going to be a rate increase by January 2027. the odds of a rate increase are above 70% and going up. The market is basically saying that the Fed has lost control of the situation and the only thing they can do about it is to raise rates so that people keep buying our debt, which means also charging you and I more to borrow money. Now, Kevin Worsh, who Trump wanted as the new Fed chair, specifically to lower rates, sort of finds himself in his new job with an impossible situation. But I think he has a plan. And this is the plan I want you to pay attention to. Under Kevin Wars, the Fed is now proposing a change to how they measure
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More on Fed policy rate
Graham Stephan, relaying another source: Fed policy rate will rise
“the market is now pricing in more than a 60% chance that on September 16th, the Federal Reserve raises interest rates by 25 basis points in addition to buying”
Sep 3, 2026
Graham Stephan, relaying another source: Fed policy rate will rise
“they're now expecting interest rates to increase a little bit in 2026 before falling back down again in 2027 and once again in 2028.”
Jun 17, 2026
Andrei JikhFed policy rate— no direction stated
“I think we already know what he's going to do, which is nothing.”
Jun 15, 2026 · after 1 year
Graham StephanFed policy ratewill fall
“Instead, it's quietly going to happen through pressure on the Federal Reserve and lower interest rates to the point where inflation exceeds it, eroding the purchasing power on everyone's money.”
Jun 1, 2026 · after 90 days
Andrei Jikh, relaying another source: Fed policy rate will rise
“Because right now, the market is predicting a rate increase by January 2027. In fact, we are over 70% odds that interest rates will go up, which is the opposite of what everyone thought would happen.”
May 26, 2026
Graham Stephana call with no clear direction
“I'm definitely not betting on lower interest rates coming anytime soon, and I'm definitely not over-leveraging on anything that's dependent on interest rates coming down anytime in the next 12 months.”
May 21, 2026