๐ง Breaking news :Prediction Markets Are Moving: Rick Rieder Odds Surge for Fed Chair๐ฅ๐ฅ
Markets arenโt waiting for an official announcement โ prediction markets are already pricing it in.
After President Trump called BlackRock executive Rick Rieder โvery impressive,โ traders reacted fast.

๐ Kalshi odds for Rieder as next Fed Chair jumped to 33%
โฌ๏ธ Nearly 2ร higher than earlier this week
๐ Current Fed Chair Odds (Prediction Markets)
๐ฅ Kevin Warsh: 45% (down ~14 pts this week)
๐ฅ Rick Rieder (BlackRock): 33% (surging)
โณ Decision expected next week
Trump also said the shortlist went from 11 candidates to โmaybe one.โ


๐งฉ for Markets
Rick Rieder isnโt a career central banker โ he runs global fixed income at BlackRock.
That signals:
๐ Markets-first thinking
โ ๏ธ Possible pressure on Fed independence
๐ Higher sensitivity to bond market stress
๐ก Bullish case for gold & BTC as policy hedges
As one investor said:
Markets donโt trade headlines โ they trade expectations.

๐ฎ Big Picture
Prediction markets are becoming real-time political alpha:
Faster than polls
Faster than analysts
Often faster than Wall Street itself
If a Wall Street insider becomes Fed Chairโฆ
Is that bullish stability or political risk?