Odds Now At 50% (UNCERTAIN) the United States Prime Rate Will RISE to 7.25% After the October 28, 2026 FOMC Monetary Policy Meeting

Prime Rate Prediction

Prime Rate Forecast

As of right now, our odds are at 50% (uncertain) the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve will vote to raise the benchmark target range for the fed funds rate (TRFFR) by 25 basis points (0.25 percentage point), from the current 3.75% - 4.00%, to 4.00% - 4.25%, at the October 28^TH, 2026 monetary policy meeting, which would cause the United States Prime Rate to rise to 7.25%.

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Inflation Pressures Persist...

• Year-on-year, during the month of August, the change in Import Prices soared to 7.0%...😕. Tariffs to blame? You betcha'. 
  
  

  

  Import Prices
  August 2026 UPDATE 

• Crude oil inventories remain concerning. As of last week, inventories were -109,700,000 barrels (-13.37%) compared to a year ago... 🛢😓🛢
  
  NYMEX WTI Crude Oil for future delivery finished the week at $92.44 per barrel in New York.

  

  

If you've been shopping for a new laptop lately, and the prices seemed high, it was not your imagination.

 

The explosion in data-center construction has prompted memory-chip makers to focus on making components for this market.  As a result, memory chips for laptops, both RAM and NAND (SSD), have become scarce.

First it was your electricity bill...And now this...☛💻☚

  Stay tuned...

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The United States Prime Rate was raised to the current 7.00% on September 16, 2026.

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SUMMARY

• Current odds the United States Prime Rate will rise to 7.25% after the October 28^TH, 2026 FOMC monetary policy meeting: 50% (uncertain.)

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