Trader consensus on Polymarket prices a 59.5% implied probability for U.K. annual CPI inflation exceeding 4.5% in 2026, driven by a sharp surge in global energy prices from escalating Middle East tensions, including the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, which has spiked wholesale gas to over 110 pence per therm in early April. February 2026 headline CPI held at 3.0% year-over-year, but core inflation rose to 3.2% and services at 4.3%, signaling stickiness amid wage pressures. Bank of England held Bank Rate at 3.75% in March, forecasting near-term CPI near 3.5%, with analysts like OBR warning of up to 1 percentage point added to 2026 inflation. Key catalysts ahead: March CPI on April 22 and BoE meeting April 30.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedU.K. Annual Inflation 2026
U.K. Annual Inflation 2026
4.5%+ 60%
4.0-4.4% 15%
3.5–3.9% 12%
2.5–2.9% 10%
<1.0%
6%
1.0–1.4%
5%
1.5–1.9%
6%
2.0–2.4%
4%
2.5–2.9%
10%
3.5–3.9%
14%
4.0-4.4%
15%
4.5%+
60%
4.5%+ 60%
4.0-4.4% 15%
3.5–3.9% 12%
2.5–2.9% 10%
<1.0%
6%
1.0–1.4%
5%
1.5–1.9%
6%
2.0–2.4%
4%
2.5–2.9%
10%
3.5–3.9%
14%
4.0-4.4%
15%
4.5%+
60%
This market will resolve according to the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the 12-month period ending December 2026, according to the monthly ONS report.
The resolution source for this market will be the ONS Consumer Price Index monthly report released for December 2026 (https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/previousreleases), currently scheduled to be released on January 20, 2027. Resolution of this market will take place upon release of the aforementioned data. If no data for the specified month is released by the date the next month's data is scheduled to be released, this market will resolve based on data from the last available month.
You can find this report by choosing the report for the relevant month from the previous releases page for price indices on the ONS website (https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/previousreleases). The relevant figure can be found in the "Consumer price inflation rates" table under the column labeled "CPI 12-month rate (%)" for the relevant month.
Note: the resolution source for this market will be the official monthly ONS CPI news release which reports inflation change over 12-month periods to only one decimal point (e.g. 1.9%). Thus, this is the level of precision that will be used when resolving the market. For the full release schedule, see: https://www.ons.gov.uk/releasecalendar
Market Opened: Jan 21, 2026, 7:24 PM ET
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0x2F5e3684c...This market will resolve according to the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the 12-month period ending December 2026, according to the monthly ONS report.
The resolution source for this market will be the ONS Consumer Price Index monthly report released for December 2026 (https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/previousreleases), currently scheduled to be released on January 20, 2027. Resolution of this market will take place upon release of the aforementioned data. If no data for the specified month is released by the date the next month's data is scheduled to be released, this market will resolve based on data from the last available month.
You can find this report by choosing the report for the relevant month from the previous releases page for price indices on the ONS website (https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/previousreleases). The relevant figure can be found in the "Consumer price inflation rates" table under the column labeled "CPI 12-month rate (%)" for the relevant month.
Note: the resolution source for this market will be the official monthly ONS CPI news release which reports inflation change over 12-month periods to only one decimal point (e.g. 1.9%). Thus, this is the level of precision that will be used when resolving the market. For the full release schedule, see: https://www.ons.gov.uk/releasecalendar
Resolver
0x2F5e3684c...Trader consensus on Polymarket prices a 59.5% implied probability for U.K. annual CPI inflation exceeding 4.5% in 2026, driven by a sharp surge in global energy prices from escalating Middle East tensions, including the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, which has spiked wholesale gas to over 110 pence per therm in early April. February 2026 headline CPI held at 3.0% year-over-year, but core inflation rose to 3.2% and services at 4.3%, signaling stickiness amid wage pressures. Bank of England held Bank Rate at 3.75% in March, forecasting near-term CPI near 3.5%, with analysts like OBR warning of up to 1 percentage point added to 2026 inflation. Key catalysts ahead: March CPI on April 22 and BoE meeting April 30.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated



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