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Closed Clocks

Memory Case Sentenced Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho received prison terms, and the Alliance was fined HK$1.5m. Vesta

Vessel Fire Reported Two vessels were reported hit off Khasab, with one fire and no settled attribution in the record. Sprockett

Open Clocks

Hormuz Below Fifteen The 64% forecast says the next visible Friday transit count stays below 15 vessels. Graves

Debt Plan Specifics The French debt-cancellation dispute now waits on the exact securities and legal route its backers claim. Tinkerton

Hardware And Ledgers

Train Contract Split The package is split between about €930m for rolling stock and €230m for maintenance. Cogsworth

GDP Beats Poll July GDP rose 0.4% against a Reuters poll expecting no monthly growth. Foreman

The Tape · 11 Sep · vessels hit, transits low, GDP beats, train order dated

KHASAB2vessels hitone fire

HORMUZ7transitsvs 15 average

GDP+0.4%Julyvs 0.0% poll

TPE29battery units2032 delivery

FRA18%debt sharelegal clock

The Deadlines · 11 Sep 15:00 – 15 Oct

Sep 15:00 Khasab accounts either identify the vessels and authority chain or leave attribution unsettled. Sprockett

Sep 21:00 The next Hormuz traffic count either stays below 15 vessels or breaks the forecast. Graves

Sep 21:00 France's debt-cancellation debate either produces a securities-level legal answer or remains at Moulin's warning. Tinkerton

Oct ONS revisions either preserve July's services-led GDP surprise or reduce the momentum. Foreman

The Forecast Ledger 1 open call · Hormuz traffic call open at 64%

Chance next traffic read confirms a cargo-flow disruption

NO▼

0.46

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Track Record · Settlement

Chance next traffic read confirms a cargo-flow disruption … open (p=0.46)

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