Polymarket traders overwhelmingly back ≥2.8% annual U.S. inflation for March, with 97.2% implied probability, driven by economist consensus forecasting headline CPI YoY around 3.4%, up from February's 3.2%. Sticky shelter costs—up 5.7% YoY last month and weighting 36% of the CPI basket—along with hotter-than-expected core PPI and services inflation, solidify this positioning amid lagging housing pressures. Fed funds futures imply limited near-term rate cuts, aligning with persistent inflation dynamics. Realistic challenges include sharper energy price declines or unexpectedly soft housing data in Thursday's April 10 release, though historical trends make sub-2.8% a low-probability tail risk.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated≥2.8% 97.2%
2.6% 1.2%
2.7% <1%
≤2.0% <1%
$2,771,397 Vol.
$2,771,397 Vol.
≤2.0%
<1%
2.1%
<1%
2.2%
<1%
2.3%
<1%
2.4%
<1%
2.5%
<1%
2.6%
1%
2.7%
1%
≥2.8%
97%
≥2.8% 97.2%
2.6% 1.2%
2.7% <1%
≤2.0% <1%
$2,771,397 Vol.
$2,771,397 Vol.
≤2.0%
<1%
2.1%
<1%
2.2%
<1%
2.3%
<1%
2.4%
<1%
2.5%
<1%
2.6%
1%
2.7%
1%
≥2.8%
97%
This market will resolve to the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the 12-month period ending in March 2026 according to the monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report.
The resolution source for this market will be the BLS Consumer Price Index report released for March 2026 (https://www.bls.gov/bls/news-release/cpi.htm), currently scheduled to be released on April 10, 2026, at 8:30 AM ET. Resolution of this market will take place upon release of the aforementioned data.
Note: the resolution source for this market will be the official monthly BLS CPI news release, which reports inflation over 12-month periods to only one decimal point (e.g., 2.9%). Thus, this is the level of precision that will be used when resolving the market.
If the BLS does not release the relevant figures on the scheduled date, this market may remain open up until the scheduled release time of the next CPI report (https://www.bls.gov/schedule). If the information is not released by that time, this market will resolve according to the figures of the most recent previous month with available data.
Market Opened: Feb 13, 2026, 4:58 PM ET
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0x2F5e3684c...Polymarket traders overwhelmingly back ≥2.8% annual U.S. inflation for March, with 97.2% implied probability, driven by economist consensus forecasting headline CPI YoY around 3.4%, up from February's 3.2%. Sticky shelter costs—up 5.7% YoY last month and weighting 36% of the CPI basket—along with hotter-than-expected core PPI and services inflation, solidify this positioning amid lagging housing pressures. Fed funds futures imply limited near-term rate cuts, aligning with persistent inflation dynamics. Realistic challenges include sharper energy price declines or unexpectedly soft housing data in Thursday's April 10 release, though historical trends make sub-2.8% a low-probability tail risk.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated



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