{"id":240334,"date":"2026-03-17T12:12:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=240334"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:42:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:42:37","slug":"central-bank-forecasts-fed-boc-boj-to-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/prediction-market\/central-bank-forecasts-fed-boc-boj-to-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Bank Forecasts: Fed, BoC, BoJ To Hold: March, 17, 2026\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tomorrow\u2019s central bank decisions featuring the <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/#\/market-details?id=791099755%7C20260318%7C3%7C%7Cexchange%3DFORECASTX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Fed<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/#\/market-details?id=798087648%7C20260318%7C3%7CMarch%2018,%202026%7Cexchange%3DFORECASTX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bank of Canada<\/a> (BoC) and <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/#\/market-details?id=796603920%7C20260318%7C2%7CMarch%2019,%202026%7Cexchange%3DFORECASTX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bank of Japan<\/a> (BoJ) include elevated degrees of confidence of 96% or higher that the institutions will keep rates unchanged. Monetary policy officials from around the globe are highly attentive to the recent surge in energy prices and the associated risk to their inflation mandates. For this reason, policymakers are increasingly likely to maintain existing short-term costs of capital or begin hiking, with fewer opting to reduce their respective benchmarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"102\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture1-1.jpg\" alt=\"IBKR ForecastTrader contract asking if Fed will leave interest rate unchanged on March 18\" class=\"wp-image-240336 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture1-1.jpg 898w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture1-1-700x80.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture1-1-300x34.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture1-1-768x87.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 898px; aspect-ratio: 898\/102;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"901\" height=\"95\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture2.jpg\" alt=\"IBKR ForecastTrader contract asking if the Bank of Canada will leave interest rate unchanged on March 18\" class=\"wp-image-240337 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 901px; aspect-ratio: 901\/95;width:897px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture2.jpg 901w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture2-700x74.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture2-300x32.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture2-768x81.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"895\" height=\"104\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture3.jpg\" alt=\"IBKR ForecastTrader contract asking if the Bank of Japan will leave interest rate unchanged on March 18\" class=\"wp-image-240338 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture3.jpg 895w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture3-700x81.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture3-300x35.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture3-768x89.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 895px; aspect-ratio: 895\/104;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-but-fed-s-bowman-waller-and-miran-could-dissent\"><strong>But Fed\u2019s Bowman, Waller and Miran Could Dissent<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s a high likelihood that the Fed decision will feature a formal disagreement from one of the voting members, however, as Governors Michelle Bowman, Christopher Waller and\/or Stephen Miran may prefer to drop the benchmark by 25-basis points in light of labor market risks. Indeed, there\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/#\/market-details?id=804725704%7C20260318%7C0%7C%7Cexchange%3DFORECASTX&amp;detail=contract_details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">97%<\/a> chance of at least one dissenter while there are <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/#\/market-details?id=806285268%7C20260318%7C2%7CMarch%2018,%202026%7Cexchange%3DFORECASTX&amp;detail=contract_details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">29%<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/#\/market-details?id=806285268%7C20260318%7C3%7CMarch%2018,%202026&amp;detail=contract_details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">50%<\/a> probabilities of exactly one or two dissenters opting for a different move than the majority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"96\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-240339 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture4.jpg 885w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture4-700x76.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture4-300x33.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture4-768x83.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 885px; aspect-ratio: 885\/96;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"891\" height=\"97\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-240341 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture5.jpg 891w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture5-700x76.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture5-300x33.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture5-768x84.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 891px; aspect-ratio: 891\/97;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"102\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-240342 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture6.jpg 889w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture6-700x80.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture6-300x34.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture6-768x88.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 889px; aspect-ratio: 889\/102;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ppi-expected-around-3-tomorrow\"><strong>PPI Expected Around 3% Tomorrow<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tomorrow\u2019s US Producer Price Index (PPI) is expected to arrive around 3%, according to participants in the Interactive Brokers prediction market. There\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/#\/market-details?id=727520260%7C20260318%7C3%7CFebruary%202026%7Cexchange%3DFORECASTX&amp;detail=contract_details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">41%<\/a> percent chance of a result above 3% as well as a 59% likelihood of a figure that fails to exceed that threshold. When looking at levels under and over, there are 11% odds of a statistic north of 3.5% and a 6% feasibility of a print at 2.5% or lower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"883\" height=\"99\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-240343 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture7.jpg 883w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture7-700x78.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture7-300x34.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Picture7-768x86.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" 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