probability
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As of Thursday afternoon, traders on Kalshi put a 38% probability that Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz this year.
“It’s very easy to understand these binary probabilities—is this event going to happen or isn’t it?”
Nevertheless, an analysis of the last months of prior Fed chairs suggests that the probability of a higher fed funds rate in three months, while perhaps small, is still greater than zero.
From MarketWatch
Using these improved statistical models, the researchers derived analytical expressions for error and sift probabilities under pointing error, marking a first for the field.
From Science Daily
The market is currently pricing a high probability of a Fed rate cut in June, which also mirror’s CBA’s view, the senior economist and senior currency strategist says.
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