Jerome Powell departs as Fed Chair by 2026?

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Jerome Powell would need to stop serving as Chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors before the market deadline for this to settle Yes. In prediction markets, a Yes share pays out if that specific event happens, while a No share pays out if it does not. Here, the key point is not whether Powell says he will leave, but whether he actually vacates the chairmanship by the stated cut-off under the market rules.

The current 0% Yes price is consistent with the formal change already being reflected in the news flow: Brookings notes that Kevin Warsh was confirmed on 13 May 2026 to succeed Powell after Powell’s second four-year term as chair expires on 15 May. That kind of set-up matters because, for a market like this, the probability should be read against the legal and procedural timeline rather than headlines alone. The Fed chair role is unusually structured, with term dates, Senate confirmation and succession mechanics all able to affect when a vacancy is recognised.

Traders will be watching for the precise handover date, any Federal Reserve or White House statements, and whether Powell remains in place temporarily while a successor is sworn in. Recent reporting, including Crypto Briefing’s coverage of Powell stepping down as Fed Chair by 15 May 2026, suggests the transition is being treated as settled, but the market’s settlement rules still hinge on when he actually ceases to hold the chair. In practice, any delay in confirmation, swearing-in or formal transfer of duties could matter if it pushed the vacancy past the deadline.

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This page reviews Jerome Powell departs as Fed Chair by 2026? across five venues. We show live odds for Polymarket-based markets (sourced from the Polygon order book); for other venues we list platform attributes, since the comparable contracts are not exposed via a public API on every venue. Every CTA points at PolyGram — the application we operate, where you trade directly against the Polymarket order book at 0% fees.

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What's the difference between YES and NO shares?

A YES share pays $1.00 if the event happens, $0 otherwise. A NO share pays $1.00 if the event doesn't happen. The market price between 0¢ and 100¢ is the implied probability.

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