ECB
Fed
DE
EN
Overview
Meeting details
Deposit rate
Rate path
Forecast vs. reality
Data as of 18 August 2026
Markets put
95%
odds on a hike of the deposit rate to
2.50%
.
Choose meeting
30 Apr 26
hold
11 Jun 26
+25 bp
23 Jul 26
hold
today
10 Sep 26
2.50% · 95%
29 Oct 26
2.50% · 73%
17 Dec 26
2.75% · 48%
4 Feb 27
2.75% · 46%
18 Mar 27
2.75% · 43%
all dates →
How the expectation has shifted
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
3 months earlier (18 May 26): 2% — 2.25%
1 month earlier (17 Jul 26): 15% — 2.25%
15%
1 week earlier (11 Aug 26): 9% — 2.25%
9%
Previous session (17 Aug 26): 6% — 2.25%
Now (18 Aug 26): 5% — 2.25%
2.25%
3 months earlier (18 May 26): 19% — 2.50%
19%
1 month earlier (17 Jul 26): 79% — 2.50%
79%
1 week earlier (11 Aug 26): 91% — 2.50%
91%
Previous session (17 Aug 26): 94% — 2.50%
94%
Now (18 Aug 26): 95% — 2.50%
95%
2.50%
3 months earlier (18 May 26): 47% — 2.75%
47%
1 month earlier (17 Jul 26): 7% — 2.75%
2.75%
3 months earlier (18 May 26): 32% — 3.00%
32%
3.00%
3 months earlier (18 May 26)
1 month earlier (17 Jul 26)
1 week earlier (11 Aug 26)
Previous session (17 Aug 26)
Now (18 Aug 26)
Probabilities over time
Vertical lines mark ECB rate decisions.
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
+25 bp
no change
Jun
Jul
Aug
2.50%
2.50%
95%
95%
3.00%
3.00%
28%
28%
2.25%
2.25%
5%
5%
2.75%
2.75%
4%
4%