Fed Sentiment Index

Current reading

-25.89 (Negative) as of 2026-09-07. Scale runs from -100 to +100.

Coverage 3 of 3 constituents, across 73 mentions.

Basket breakdown

How Fed Sentiment is calculated

• Each weekly bucket reads sentiment over a Monday to Sunday span.
• The current Chair always carries the heaviest weight (3.0), the Fed as an institution provides a baseline (1.0), and the former Chair contributes a residual retrospective signal (0.5). Weights are role-anchored, so the composite stays continuous through Chair transitions.
• Constituents below the minimum-mention floor of 10 per week fall through to carry-forward over the prior four weeks, then drop out, and the remaining weights renormalize.
• Weekly cadence matches the natural news cycle for Fed coverage: FOMC meetings, scheduled speeches, and testimony cluster within a week.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Fed Sentiment Index?

It is a weekly composite of AI-analyzed sentiment toward US monetary policy authority, on a -100 to +100 scale. It weight-averages sentiment toward the current Fed Chair, the Federal Reserve as an institution, and the former Chair.

How often does the Fed Sentiment Index update?

Weekly. Each reading covers a Monday to Sunday bucket, which matches how Fed news clusters around FOMC meetings, speeches, and testimony.

What do the Fed Sentiment numbers mean?

Readings run from -100 to +100, with most falling within plus or minus 25. Above +5 reads as positive, below -5 as negative, and the band between as neutral. It measures the tone of the conversation, not a forecast.