Will “Covid-19 / Pandemic” be said at the next FOMC press conference?
As of Oct 25, 2026, “Covid-19 / Pandemic” was not said at the FOMC press conference on the only occasion with a settled Polymarket mention market so far, on Oct 24, 2025.
Of the last 8 transcripts we have, of any kind (8 press conferences; Oct 29, 2025 – Sep 16, 2026), since fewer than 2 remarks have transcripts, it reached the market's count (1+, anyone) in 5.
- Last 10
- 0/1Last 10 settled, oldest to newest: no
- Streak
- not said last time
- Counts
- anyone
Where it was said
quotes of at most 25 words; select an appearance
FOMC press conference
Covid-19 / Pandemic
- Probability
- – · n=1 (too little history)
- Settled
- 0/1 (0%)
- Last 8 transcripts
- said in 5 of 8
Next listing counts: anyone
Latest quotes
from the latest transcripts we have (8 press conferences); the strip shows how each listed occasion settled.
…the economic shocks of recent years. Strained supply chains arising from the pandemic, military conflicts, energy supply disruptions, substantial increases in tariff rates, and, yes,…
…economists say, elevated the Fed’s employment mandate. Are you worried that the pandemic inflation spike that followed will make future Fed Chairs more reluctant to…
…years, and we’ve actually had—we had the tariff shock, we had the pandemic, and now we have an energy shock of some size and duration.…
…of the macroeconomy is constantly changing. For example, we hadn’t had a pandemic in 100 years. It wasn’t in the model. And we knew it…
…the very, very long expansion that ended with the outbreak of the pandemic, we saw that it was 10 years and 8 months or something…
Every settled listing
newest first · 1 shown| Date | Listed as | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2025 | Covid-19 / Pandemic |  Polymarket | No |
Questions
- How often is “Covid-19 / Pandemic” said at the FOMC press conference?
- As of Oct 25, 2026, “Covid-19 / Pandemic” was not said at the FOMC press conference on the only occasion with a settled Polymarket mention market so far, on Oct 24, 2025.
- What is the probability “Covid-19 / Pandemic” is said at the FOMC press conference next time?
- 26%, from settlement history (n=1). It is a base rate from history, not a forecast and not advice.
- Who has to say it for the market to count?
- Under the next market's rule: anyone.
Cite parrot.markets, “FOMC press conference: ‘Covid-19 / Pandemic’ mention history”, as of Oct 25, 2026, https://parrot.markets/fed/fomc-press-conference/words/covid-19-or-pandemic (CC BY 4.0)
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