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Fed & Economy · KXU3MAX · Resolves Mar 9, 2027

How high will unemployment get in 2026?

Showing: Above 4.5% · Resolves Mar 9, 2027
Above 4.5% · 11% chance0Updated just now
Feeds just now · AI summary 53m ago

Forecast

Price history will appear after the history job runs.

Stats

Volume$34.6K
24h volume$391
Open interest$10.8K
Days left89
Bid / ask8¢ / 13¢
Last13¢

Outcomes

OutcomeChance24hPrice
Above 4.5%11%0Yes 11¢ No 89¢
Above 17%5%▼ 4Yes 5¢ No 95¢
Above 5%5%▲ 2Yes 5¢ No 95¢
Above 4.8%5%▼ 2Yes 5¢ No 95¢
Above 12%3%▼ 2Yes 3¢ No 97¢
Above 6%4%▲ 3Yes 4¢ No 96¢
Above 9%3%▼ 1Yes 3¢ No 97¢
Above 8%3%▼ 1Yes 3¢ No 97¢
Above 15%4%▲ 1Yes 4¢ No 96¢
Above 10%2%▼ 1Yes 2¢ No 98¢
Above 5.5%6%▲ 3Yes 6¢ No 94¢
Above 6.5%2%0Yes 2¢ No 98¢
Above 7%2%▲ 1Yes 2¢ No 98¢
Above 20%5%▲ 5Yes 5¢ No 95¢

Why it moved AI

  • Fed's Musalem: Job market overall balanced and stable, no need to cool it (@financialjuice)
  • Fed's Waller: September labor market solid and stable despite drop in job creation (@FirstSquawk)
  • U.S. consumer sentiment falls to 46.3 as inflation expectations rise (@DeItaone)
Generated from news and X posts below · 53m ago

News

CNBC Economy · 3d
Inflation on many everyday items was entirely due to tariffs, NY Fed says

Tariffs added 2.9 percentage points to inflation in 67 categories of goods by February 2026, researchers at the New York Federal Reserve found.

CNBC Economy · 4d
Inflation fears on the rise as one-year outlook in Fed survey hits highest level since May 2023

The Survey of Consumer Expectations indicated that the median outlook for inflation over the next 12 months rose to 3.9%.

University of Fort Hare · Aug 17
OPINION | High unemployment rate in SA shows no sign of improvement

University of Fort

Georgetown University · Apr 23
Congress Wanted to Protect People Living in Areas with High Unemployment from Losing Health Care Due to Work Reporting Requirements. Will it Actually Happen?

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimgJBVV95cUxPT3p1alpxVjM2TFBQZUttdndhMUFzTnpOS0ZTT01iTXFUUVl5eG1nMGE3NDRLVVhOdzF1V29pRkcxN2doNV9FWTFHLXhYVUF5T1BQMG9aTnZydmlvVDJrU19GSm95ZG92VGExTkZ2dy1UNnJ4bUMxQVQ5TVgxOWxIUFg0aWZ0QnBhbzFLY3N6bTJqTUUwa0hBNkZuUzVZcmZ5VXcwdUVaR0UtRjdJUV9MOUVKUm5EN2dhY0tiU1hlbUpydjlTVnlTR055cUZ1TU01YXVtRU1KSFItejAyYXZvaWlFUVc2NWxndjljQk8yZHN2ZzdlcEVkSkpRY01QYWVlRDN6VV

X Feed

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@DeItaone · 2d

U.S. CONSUMER SENTIMENT FALLS AS INFLATION EXPECTATIONS RISE University of Michigan consumer sentiment fell to 46.3 in October, missing expectations of 47.8 and declining from 48.1 in September. The current conditions index plunged to 44.7, well below forecasts of 51.0. Meanwhile, 1-year inflation expectations rose to 4.7%, while 5-year expectations climbed to 3.5%, signaling persistent inflation concerns among consumers.

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@FirstSquawk · 3d

FED'S MUSALEM SAYS THE ECONOMY IS PRETTY STRONG RIGHT NOW AND THE BEST THING THE FED CAN DO IS LOWER INFLATION, ADDING THAT THE JOB MARKET IS OVERALL BALANCED AND STABLE WITH NO NEED TO COOL IT TO GET INFLATION DOWN, THOUGH THERE IS A RISK CONSUMER VIGOR COULD WANE AND CONTACTS ARE MOSTLY WORRIED ABOUT INFLATION RATHER THAN THE JOB MARKET.

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@financialjuice · 3d

Fed's Musalem: Job market is overall balanced and stable; there is no need to cool the job market to get inflation down

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@LiveSquawk · 3d

Fed’s Waller: More Hikes Needed But Flexible About The Pace; Hikes Do Not Need To Come At Consecutive Meetings - Inflation Too High - Evidence That Economy Is Strengthening In The Second Half - Labor Market "Solid And Stable" In September

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@FirstSquawk · 3d

WALLER STATED THAT HIGH INFLATION, NOW NEAR 5-1/2 YEARS OVER TARGET, COULD JEOPARDIZE INFLATION EXPECTATIONS; SEPTEMBER LABOR MARKET WAS "SOLID AND STABLE" DESPITE A DROP IN JOB CREATIONS.

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@FirstSquawk · 3d

WALLER STATES INFLATION IS TOO HIGH, CITING AI DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUED ENERGY ISSUES AS PERSISTENT INFLATION DRIVERS; EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT THE ECONOMY IS IMPROVING IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2026.

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@financialjuice · 3d

Fed's Waller: Concerned high inflation, now approaching 5-1/2 years above target, will put inflation expectations at risk.

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@financialjuice · 3d

Fed's Waller: Inflation too high, with AI buildout, ongoing energy shock among a range of persistent inflationary forces.

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Rules

If any U.S. seasonally adjusted U-3 unemployment rate for a month in 2026 is above 4.5%, the market resolves to Yes.