Surging Eurozone headline inflation to 2.5% in March—driven by energy price shocks from the Middle East conflict—has prompted the ECB to hold its deposit rate at 2% on March 19 while sharply raising its 2026 forecast to 2.6%, fueling trader bets on monetary tightening. ECB President Christine Lagarde and officials like Bundesbank's Joachim Nagel signal readiness for hikes as early as the April 30 meeting if pressures persist, with banks including J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs now projecting multiple 25 basis-point increases through mid-year. This skin-in-the-game consensus at 78% for a 2026 hike reflects heightened upside risks to price stability outweighing growth concerns, though a ceasefire could ease odds.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedECB rate hike in 2026?
ECB rate hike in 2026?
$90,605 Vol.
$90,605 Vol.
Dec 31, 2026
$90,605 Vol.
$90,605 Vol.
Dec 31, 2026
This market will resolve to “Yes” if the upper bound of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) deposit facility rate is increased at any point between January 1, 2026 and the conclusion of the ECB's December 2026 meeting, currently scheduled for December 16-17, 2026. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
This market may not resolve to "No" until the ECB has released its rate change decision following its December meeting. If, however, the ECB’s December meeting is cancelled, postponed after December 31, 2026, or the rate change decision for that meeting is otherwise unknown by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, and no qualifying rate increase has occurred, this market will resolve immediately to “No”.
The primary resolution source for this market will be the European Central Bank (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/key_ecb_interest_rates/html/index.en.html); however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.Surging Eurozone headline inflation to 2.5% in March—driven by energy price shocks from the Middle East conflict—has prompted the ECB to hold its deposit rate at 2% on March 19 while sharply raising its 2026 forecast to 2.6%, fueling trader bets on monetary tightening. ECB President Christine Lagarde and officials like Bundesbank's Joachim Nagel signal readiness for hikes as early as the April 30 meeting if pressures persist, with banks including J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs now projecting multiple 25 basis-point increases through mid-year. This skin-in-the-game consensus at 78% for a 2026 hike reflects heightened upside risks to price stability outweighing growth concerns, though a ceasefire could ease odds.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if the upper bound of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) deposit facility rate is increased at any point between January 1, 2026 and the conclusion of the ECB's December 2026 meeting, currently scheduled for December 16-17, 2026. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
This market may not resolve to "No" until the ECB has released its rate change decision following its December meeting. If, however, the ECB’s December meeting is cancelled, postponed after December 31, 2026, or the rate change decision for that meeting is otherwise unknown by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, and no qualifying rate increase has occurred, this market will resolve immediately to “No”.
The primary resolution source for this market will be the European Central Bank (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/key_ecb_interest_rates/html/index.en.html); however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
This market may not resolve to "No" until the ECB has released its rate change decision following its December meeting. If, however, the ECB’s December meeting is cancelled, postponed after December 31, 2026, or the rate change decision for that meeting is otherwise unknown by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, and no qualifying rate increase has occurred, this market will resolve immediately to “No”.
The primary resolution source for this market will be the European Central Bank (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/key_ecb_interest_rates/html/index.en.html); however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Market Opened: Dec 23, 2025, 5:09 PM ET
Volume
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Dec 31, 2026Market Opened
Dec 23, 2025, 5:09 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...This market will resolve to “Yes” if the upper bound of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) deposit facility rate is increased at any point between January 1, 2026 and the conclusion of the ECB's December 2026 meeting, currently scheduled for December 16-17, 2026. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
This market may not resolve to "No" until the ECB has released its rate change decision following its December meeting. If, however, the ECB’s December meeting is cancelled, postponed after December 31, 2026, or the rate change decision for that meeting is otherwise unknown by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, and no qualifying rate increase has occurred, this market will resolve immediately to “No”.
The primary resolution source for this market will be the European Central Bank (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/key_ecb_interest_rates/html/index.en.html); however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.Surging Eurozone headline inflation to 2.5% in March—driven by energy price shocks from the Middle East conflict—has prompted the ECB to hold its deposit rate at 2% on March 19 while sharply raising its 2026 forecast to 2.6%, fueling trader bets on monetary tightening. ECB President Christine Lagarde and officials like Bundesbank's Joachim Nagel signal readiness for hikes as early as the April 30 meeting if pressures persist, with banks including J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs now projecting multiple 25 basis-point increases through mid-year. This skin-in-the-game consensus at 78% for a 2026 hike reflects heightened upside risks to price stability outweighing growth concerns, though a ceasefire could ease odds.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if the upper bound of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) deposit facility rate is increased at any point between January 1, 2026 and the conclusion of the ECB's December 2026 meeting, currently scheduled for December 16-17, 2026. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
This market may not resolve to "No" until the ECB has released its rate change decision following its December meeting. If, however, the ECB’s December meeting is cancelled, postponed after December 31, 2026, or the rate change decision for that meeting is otherwise unknown by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, and no qualifying rate increase has occurred, this market will resolve immediately to “No”.
The primary resolution source for this market will be the European Central Bank (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/key_ecb_interest_rates/html/index.en.html); however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
This market may not resolve to "No" until the ECB has released its rate change decision following its December meeting. If, however, the ECB’s December meeting is cancelled, postponed after December 31, 2026, or the rate change decision for that meeting is otherwise unknown by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, and no qualifying rate increase has occurred, this market will resolve immediately to “No”.
The primary resolution source for this market will be the European Central Bank (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/key_ecb_interest_rates/html/index.en.html); however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Volume
$90,605End Date
Dec 31, 2026Market Opened
Dec 23, 2025, 5:09 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...Surging Eurozone headline inflation to 2.5% in March—driven by energy price shocks from the Middle East conflict—has prompted the ECB to hold its deposit rate at 2% on March 19 while sharply raising its 2026 forecast to 2.6%, fueling trader bets on monetary tightening. ECB President Christine Lagarde and officials like Bundesbank's Joachim Nagel signal readiness for hikes as early as the April 30 meeting if pressures persist, with banks including J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs now projecting multiple 25 basis-point increases through mid-year. This skin-in-the-game consensus at 78% for a 2026 hike reflects heightened upside risks to price stability outweighing growth concerns, though a ceasefire could ease odds.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated
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