[After the Federal Reserve Rate Decision: Probability of a Rate Hike in October is 40.1%] According to CME 'FedWatch': Following the Federal Reserve's expected rate hike in September, the probability of the Fed maintaining rates at 3.75%-4.00% during the October meeting is 59.5%, the probability of a 25 basis point hike is 40.1%, and the probability of a 50 basis point hike is 0.5%. By December, the probability of the Fed maintaining rates at 3.75%-4.00% is 16.7%, the cumulative probability of a 25 basis point hike is 54.0%, the cumulative probability of a 50 basis point hike is 28.9%, and the cumulative probability of a 75 basis point hike is 0.3%.