ECB
Fed
DE
EN
Overview
Meeting details
Deposit rate
Rate path
Forecast vs. reality
Data as of 18 August 2026
Markets put
73%
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): 1% — 2.25%
1 month earlier (17 Jul 26): 10% — 2.25%
10%
1 week earlier (11 Aug 26): 7% — 2.25%
Previous session (17 Aug 26): 5% — 2.25%
Now (18 Aug 26): 4% — 2.25%
2.25%
3 months earlier (18 May 26): 11% — 2.50%
11%
1 month earlier (17 Jul 26): 57% — 2.50%
57%
1 week earlier (11 Aug 26): 76% — 2.50%
76%
Previous session (17 Aug 26): 78% — 2.50%
78%
Now (18 Aug 26): 73% — 2.50%
73%
2.50%
3 months earlier (18 May 26): 35% — 2.75%
35%
1 month earlier (17 Jul 26): 30% — 2.75%
30%
1 week earlier (11 Aug 26): 16% — 2.75%
16%
Previous session (17 Aug 26): 17% — 2.75%
17%
Now (18 Aug 26): 23% — 2.75%
23%
2.75%
3 months earlier (18 May 26): 39% — 3.00%
39%
1 month earlier (17 Jul 26): 2% — 3.00%
3.00%
3 months earlier (18 May 26): 14% — 3.25%
14%
3.25%
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%
73%
73%
2.75%
2.75%
23%
23%
3.25%
3.25%
8%
8%
2.25%
2.25%
4%
4%
3.00%
3.00%
2%
2%