What will be the Federal Reserve's median projection for the federal funds rate for 2025 in its June 2025 projection materials?
Closed Jun 18, 2025 07:01AM UTC
In the Federal Reserve's projection materials released on 19 March 2025, the median projection for the federal funds rate for 2025 (specifically, "value of the midpoint of the projected appropriate target range for the federal funds rate or the projected appropriate target level for the federal funds rate at the end of the specified calendar year") was 3.9%, unchanged from the 3.9% projection released in December 2024 (Federal Reserve - FOMC Projection Materials March 2025, see "Table 1," Yahoo). The question will be suspended on 17 June 2025 and the outcome determined using the next projection materials released by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), expected on the second day of its two-day meeting scheduled for 17-18 June 2025 (Federal Reserve).
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The question closed "3.9%" with a closing date of 18 June 2025.
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| Possible Answer | Correct? | Final Crowd Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| Lower than 3.5% | 1% | |
| At least 3.6%, but less than 3.9% | 12% | |
| 3.9% | 68% | |
| Higher than 3.9%, but at most 4.2% | 17% | |
| Higher than 4.2% | 2% |
Crowd Forecast Profile
| Participation Level | |
|---|---|
| Number of Forecasters | 21 |
| Average for questions in their first 6 months: 146 | |
| Number of Forecasts | 56 |
| Average for questions in their first 6 months: 391 | |
| Accuracy | |
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| Participants in this question vs. all forecasters | average |
