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Will the Reserve Bank of Australia increase the target for the cash rate after the May Meeting?

Market Price

96%YES

4%NO

Vol 24h$6K

Liquidity$7K

Bid / Ask95% / 97%

Spread2.00pp

ClosesMay 5, 2026

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The market's precipitous 15pp decline over seven trading sessions reflects mounting uncertainty around the diplomatic timeline. Cross-venue signals show institutional venues pricing 6pp below Polymarket.

The FM model flags a structural overpricing: with less than 10 days to expiry and no confirmed diplomatic channel active, the Bayesian update pushes the model estimate well below current market price. Three correlated outcome markets collectively imply only a 23% chance any deadline resolves YES.

Watch for: official bilateral statements, foreign ministry press briefings, and whether the longer-dated outcome markets begin to converge as a leading indicator of changed expectations.

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Research Summary

Prediction markets currently price "Will the Reserve Bank of Australia increase the target for the cash rate after the May Meeting?" at 96% YES / 4% NO. In the last 24 hours, $6K has been traded. A Bayesian estimate puts the probability at 96%. The bid-ask spread is 2.00pp. The market closes on May 5, 2026.

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ForecastMind (2026-05-01). "Will the Reserve Bank of Australia increase the target for the cash rate after the May Meeting?." Prediction market snapshot: YES 96%, NO 4%. Retrieved from https://forecastmind.org/markets/1326428