Will “Trade War” be said at the next FOMC press conference?
As of Oct 24, 2026, “Trade War” was said at the FOMC press conference on 1 of 8 occasions with a settled Kalshi mention market since Mar 17, 2025 (12%), most recently on Jan 28, 2026. Parrot’s p for the next listing is 21% (n=8, 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
- 1/8Last 10 settled, oldest to newest: no no no no no yes no no
- Streak
- not said the last 2 times
- Counts
- role: fed chair
Where it was said
quotes of at most 25 words; select an appearanceFOMC press conference
Trade War
- Probability
- 21% · n=8
- Settled
- 1/8 (12%)
- Last 8 press conferences
- said in 1 of 8
Next listing counts: role: fed chair
Counts: role: fed chair
1 counted (0 in prepared remarks, 1 in Q&A).
…knew it from the very beginning—it was not in the model. A trade war of this scope—we’d never had that in 100 years. And so…
Every settled listing
newest first · 8 shown| Date | Listed as | Venue | Result | Our count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | Trade War | No | 0 | |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Trade War | No | 0 | |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Trade War | Yes | 1 | |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Trade War | No | – | |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Trade War | No | 0 | |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Trade War | No | 0 | |
| May 8, 2025 | Trade war | No | – | |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Trade war | No | – |
Questions
- How often is “Trade War” said at the FOMC press conference?
- As of Oct 24, 2026, “Trade War” was said at the FOMC press conference on 1 of 8 occasions with a settled Kalshi mention market since Mar 17, 2025 (12%), most recently on Jan 28, 2026.
- What is the probability “Trade War” is said at the FOMC press conference next time?
- 21%, from settlement history (n=8). 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: ‘Trade War’ mention history”, as of Oct 24, 2026, https://parrot.markets/fed/fomc-press-conference/words/trade-war (CC BY 4.0)
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