Trader consensus on Polymarket prices a 67.5% implied probability of no US recession by end-2026, reflecting resilience in key indicators amid a soft-landing narrative. March 2026 nonfarm payrolls, released April 3, showed employment rebounding after February's dip, with the unemployment rate steady at 4.3% and wage growth moderating below expectations. The Federal Reserve held the federal funds rate at 3.50%-3.75% on March 18, signaling confidence in balanced risks despite elevated oil prices from geopolitical tensions. The Treasury yield curve has steepened positively, with 10-year yields at 4.31% versus 2-year at 3.81% as of April 10, reducing traditional recession signals. Q4 2025 GDP grew modestly at 0.5% annualized, supporting forecasts of 2.5% expansion in 2026. Watch Q1 GDP advance estimate (late April) and May FOMC for potential shifts.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedUS recession by end of 2026?
US recession by end of 2026?
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1. The seasonally adjusted annualized percent change in quarterly U.S. real GDP from the previous quarter is less than 0.0 for two consecutive quarters between Q2 2025 and Q4 2026 (inclusive), as reported by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
2. The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) publicly announces that a recession has occurred in the United States, at any point during 2025 or 2026, with the announcement made by the time the BEA releases the advance estimate for Q4 2026.
Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
Note that advance estimates will be considered. For example, if upon release, the advance estimate for Q3 2025 was negative, and the Q2 2025's most recent, up-to-date estimate was also negative, this market would resolve to "Yes". If on December 31, 2026 the latest estimate for quarterly GDP in Q3 2025 was negative, this market will stay open until the Advance estimate of Q4 2026 is published, at which point it will resolve to "Yes" if Q4 2026 was negative or if the NBER declares a recession by then.
The resolution source will be the official announcements from the NBER and the BEA’s estimate of seasonally adjusted annualized percent change in quarterly US real GDP from previous quarters as released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product
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Resolver
0x65070BE91...1. The seasonally adjusted annualized percent change in quarterly U.S. real GDP from the previous quarter is less than 0.0 for two consecutive quarters between Q2 2025 and Q4 2026 (inclusive), as reported by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
2. The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) publicly announces that a recession has occurred in the United States, at any point during 2025 or 2026, with the announcement made by the time the BEA releases the advance estimate for Q4 2026.
Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
Note that advance estimates will be considered. For example, if upon release, the advance estimate for Q3 2025 was negative, and the Q2 2025's most recent, up-to-date estimate was also negative, this market would resolve to "Yes". If on December 31, 2026 the latest estimate for quarterly GDP in Q3 2025 was negative, this market will stay open until the Advance estimate of Q4 2026 is published, at which point it will resolve to "Yes" if Q4 2026 was negative or if the NBER declares a recession by then.
The resolution source will be the official announcements from the NBER and the BEA’s estimate of seasonally adjusted annualized percent change in quarterly US real GDP from previous quarters as released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product
Resolver
0x65070BE91...Trader consensus on Polymarket prices a 67.5% implied probability of no US recession by end-2026, reflecting resilience in key indicators amid a soft-landing narrative. March 2026 nonfarm payrolls, released April 3, showed employment rebounding after February's dip, with the unemployment rate steady at 4.3% and wage growth moderating below expectations. The Federal Reserve held the federal funds rate at 3.50%-3.75% on March 18, signaling confidence in balanced risks despite elevated oil prices from geopolitical tensions. The Treasury yield curve has steepened positively, with 10-year yields at 4.31% versus 2-year at 3.81% as of April 10, reducing traditional recession signals. Q4 2025 GDP grew modestly at 0.5% annualized, supporting forecasts of 2.5% expansion in 2026. Watch Q1 GDP advance estimate (late April) and May FOMC for potential shifts.
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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