# Markets Put October Fed Rate-Hike Odds at 15.5%, Hold Odds at 84.5%

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-10-18T03:40:02.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-18T03:40:02.000Z
Section: Investing

> The figures are market-implied probabilities for the Fed’s October decision, not an announced policy move.

Market pricing assigned an 84.5% probability to the Federal Reserve leaving interest rates unchanged in October and a 15.5% probability to a 25-basis-point increase, as of Oct. 18.

The figures are market-implied probabilities for the October rate outcome. They do not represent a Federal Reserve decision or announcement.