Prediction Market Traders Brace for Surprise Fed Rate Hike

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Prediction Market Traders Brace for Surprise Fed Rate Hike

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Prediction market traders are bracing for a surprise Fed rate hike, with odds rising to 27% on both Polymarket and Myriad in the last 24 hours, a double-digit increase. This shift in sentiment suggests growing anticipation of a rate hike, potentially impacting cryptocurrency markets, where a rate hike could lead to increased borrowing costs and reduced liquidity.

Prediction market traders have pushed the odds of a July Fed rate hike to 27% on both Polymarket and Myriad, rising double digits in the last 24 hours.