interest-rate futures
Britishplural noun
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Before the war, interest-rate futures suggested that traders saw a 79% chance that the Fed would cut rates at least twice this year, according to CME Group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
On Wednesday afternoon, interest-rate futures showed a roughly 48% chance that the Federal Reserve doesn’t cut rates at all in 2026, according to CME FedWatch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
“The volatility in the interest-rate futures market is rarely this high,” XTB’s Kathleen Brooks said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Prices of interest-rate futures show overwhelming odds that the bank will lower its target range for the fed-funds rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.5% to 3.75% on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Dec. 9, 2025
The data boosted confidence that the Fed will lower rates Wednesday, with interest-rate futures late Tuesday showing a roughly 87% chance of a 0.25 percentage-point cut, according to CME Group data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
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