Will “Tax” be said at the next FOMC press conference?
As of Oct 24, 2026, “Tax” was said at the FOMC press conference on 2 of 10 occasions with a settled Kalshi or Polymarket mention market since Jul 30, 2025 (20%), most recently on Dec 10, 2025. Parrot’s p for the next listing is 17% (n=10, from settlement history), not a forecast.
Of the last 8 press conferences we have transcripts for (Oct 29, 2025 – Sep 16, 2026), it reached the market's count (1+, role: fed chair) in 1.
- Last 10
- 2/10Last 10 settled, oldest to newest: yes no no yes no no no no no no
- Streak
- not said the last 6 times
- Counts
- role: fed chair
- Market
- 7¢ Kalshi (may be delayed)
Where it was said
quotes of at most 25 words; select an appearanceFOMC press conference
Tax
- Probability
- 17% · n=10
- Settled
- 2/10 (20%)
- Last 8 press conferences
- said in 1 of 8
Next listing counts: role: fed chair
Counts: role: fed chair
2 counted (0 in prepared remarks, 2 in Q&A).
…reserves are at a low level temporarily. So that’s what happens on Tax Day. People pay a lot of money to the government, reserves drop…
…temporary few month front-loading to get reserves high enough to get through the, you know, the tax period in mid-April. So that’s what’s happening there.
Every settled listing
newest first · 11 shown| Date | Listed as | Venue | Result | Our count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | Tax | No | 0 | |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Tax | No | 0 | |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Tax | No | 0 | |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Tax | No | 0 | |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Tax | No | 0 | |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Tax | No | 0 | |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Tax | No | 0 | |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Tax | Yes | – | |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Tax | No | 0 | |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Tax | No | 0 | |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Tax | Yes | 1 |
Questions
- How often is “Tax” said at the FOMC press conference?
- As of Oct 24, 2026, “Tax” was said at the FOMC press conference on 2 of 10 occasions with a settled Kalshi or Polymarket mention market since Jul 30, 2025 (20%), most recently on Dec 10, 2025.
- What is the probability “Tax” is said at the FOMC press conference next time?
- 17%, from settlement history (n=10). 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: role: fed chair.
Cite parrot.markets, “FOMC press conference: ‘Tax’ mention history”, as of Oct 24, 2026, https://parrot.markets/fed/fomc-press-conference/words/tax (CC BY 4.0)
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