“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”Fed policy rate
As of Nov 4, 2026, Callsight counts 106 calls about the Fed policy rate that tracked channels made themselves, checked against the upper end of the federal funds target range on FRED. At one year: 48 correct, 8 incorrect, 2 still open. The other 48 have no one-year verdict; each call's card says why.
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106
35 up · 32 down
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48 Correct 8 Incorrect
plus 0 partly correct and 0 within band. Every call counted, repeats included.
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Federal funds target range, upper limit: Federal Reserve Board via FRED, figures as first published. Grey bands are recessions.
Latest predictions about Fed policy rate
208 predictions in all, newest first: 106 own, 102 relaying someone else's forecast (not scored).
“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.”“I think we already know what he's going to do, which is nothing.”Not verifiable: no direction stated. The claim does not say whether the policy rate will be cut or raised.
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90 days
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180 days
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1 year
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“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.”Reading when said
3.75%
Jun 1, 2026
Reading at close
3.75%
Aug 30, 2026
Change
0.00 pp
The policy rate was 3.75% at the start of the window and 3.75% on Aug 30, 2026, a net change of 0.00 pp. The largest cut inside the window was 0 basis points. The stated threshold was 25 basis points.
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“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.”“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.”“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.”The direction of this call could not be determined with confidence, so it is held out of the score.
“anyone who's waiting around for cheap money to come back is probably going to be waiting for a lot longer than expected.”The direction of this call could not be determined with confidence, so it is held out of the score.
Earlier calls
Graham Stephan, relaying another source: Fed policy rate will rise
“the market's beginning to price in the likelihood that Kevin Warsh is going to raise interest rates as his first policy move, mainly because inflation's growing out of control.”
May 21, 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
Graham Stephana call with no clear direction
“That's why I tend to think that anyone who's waiting around for cheap money to come back is probably going to be waiting for a lot longer than expected.”
May 21, 2026
Graham Stephan, relaying another source: Fed policy rate will rise
“the market's beginning to price in the likelihood that Kevin Warsh is going to raise interest rates as his first policy move, mainly because inflation's growing out of control.”
May 21, 2026
Coin Bureau, relaying CME FedWatch: Fed policy rate — no direction stated
“CME FedWatch is now pricing a roughly 84 to 95% probability that rates stay on hold through the end of 2026. There is now a non-trivial probability of a rate hike in early 2027.”
May 10, 2026
Coin Bureau, relaying another source: Fed policy rate will rise
“With futures contracts currently showing a 52% probability of a rate hike by the end of the year,”
Apr 9, 2026
Coin Bureau, relaying Goldman Sachs: Fed policy rate — not judged: the rule reads only US national figures
“the European Central Bank is facing an even worse scenario with Goldman Sachs now projecting they will be forced to hike rates by 25 basis points in both April and June.”
Mar 30, 2026
Graham StephanFed policy rate— no direction stated
“This means we're probably not going to see interest rate cuts for quite some time.”
Mar 18, 2026 · after 1 year
Graham StephanFed policy rate— no direction stated
“we're probably not going to see any more rate cuts until either the new Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, starts his term, or we have an economic collapse that demands a rate cut as soon as possible.”
Mar 18, 2026 · after 1 year
Coin Bureaua call under review
“I think yeah, not much chance for a rate cut coming. No chance.”
Mar 2, 2026
Graham StephanFed policy ratewill fall
“my personal take is that there is no way he's not going to lower interest rates and basically do what Trump tells him to do.”
Feb 2, 2026 · after 180 days
Coin Bureau, relaying another source: Fed policy rate will fall
“Right now, the market is pricing in the Federal Reserve resuming rate cuts around June 2026.”
Jan 29, 2026
Graham StephanFed policy rate— no direction stated
“the Federal Reserve decided not to lower interest rates, at least through the end of March.”
Jan 28, 2026 · after 1 year
Graham Stephana call with no clear direction
“as of a few hours ago, the Federal Reserve decided not to lower interest rates for the foreseeable future.”
Jan 28, 2026
Coin Bureau, relaying another source: Fed policy rate will fall
“We've had two consecutive rate cuts and the market is still pricing in a third for the December meeting.”
Nov 5, 2025
Coin BureauFed policy ratewill fall
“They cut rates back in September and are expected to deliver at least two more cuts by the end of 2025.”
Oct 23, 2025 · after 1 year
Graham StephanFed policy ratewill fall
“That's why I wouldn't be surprised if we see another small rate cut when they meet in October and maybe another one when they meet in December.”
Sep 17, 2025 · after 1 year
Graham Stephan, relaying Federal Reserve: Fed policy rate will fall
“And now the Federal Reserve has made it clear that they expect a cut by another 50 basis points by the end of the year due to growing job uncertainty.”
Sep 17, 2025
Coin BureauFed policy ratewill fall
“It's pretty much guaranteed in terms of probabilities 90% or so that the market thinks we're going to have a rate cut in September.”
Sep 1, 2025
Graham StephanFed policy ratewill fall
“And it does look as though he's hinting at a rate cut as soon as September comes.”
Aug 22, 2025 · after 1 year
Graham Stephana call under review
“All of this now gives us the chance of an almost 90% certainty of a rate cut on September 17th.”
Aug 22, 2025
Coin Bureau, relaying another source: Fed policy rate will fall
“On the macro front, the Fed is expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points in September, potentially giving markets an extra boost.”
Aug 16, 2025
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As of Nov 4, 2026, Callsight counts 106 calls about the Fed policy rate that tracked channels made themselves, checked against the upper end of the federal funds target range on FRED. At one year: 48 correct, 8 incorrect, 2 still open. The other 48 have no one-year verdict; each call's card says why.
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