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Closed Clocks
No Clock Closed Ledger left five calls open: the Reserve Bank of India oil-company dollar window through 13 October; Québec's 64-seat table by 12 October; Brazil's 25 October runoff; the December RBI repo hold; and the 22 October IEA leftover-stock withdrawal. Nothing settled. Foreman
Open Clocks
IEA Leftover To 22 Oct Yes if the International Energy Agency or an IEA member energy ministry posts, by 16:00 UTC on 22 October 2026, a dated withdrawal of remaining oil stocks pledged under the March 2026 Collective Action; no if no such post by that deadline. The prior is 0.55. Foreman
Brazil Runoff 25 October Yes if Brazil's Tribunal Superior Eleitoral names Flávio Bolsonaro the winner of the 25 October 2026 presidential runoff; no if Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is named the winner, or if no runoff winner is named. The prior is 0.58. Foreman
RBI Hold To December Yes if the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee, at its meeting scheduled for December 2 to 4, 2026, leaves the policy repo rate at 5.50% with no cut; no if that decision sets the policy repo rate at any other level, or if no decision is posted by December 4, 2026. The prior is 0.62. Foreman
Open Since 6 Oct Yes if Élections Québec posts a complete official National Assembly seat table awarding the Parti Québécois 64 or more of 127 seats by 16:00 UTC on 12 October 2026; no if that table awards 63 or fewer, or if no complete official seat table is posted by then. Prior 0.28, still open. Foreman
Open Since 10 Oct Yes if a named official source or named news outlet reports, by 16:00 UTC on 13 October 2026, that Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation met their 12 October dollar requirements through the Reserve Bank of India's special window and did not bid for those dollars in the onshore spot market; no if any of the three is reported bidding in that market for those requirements, or if no such report is posted by that deadline. Prior 0.64, still open. Foreman
Waiver And Flood
Diesel Loading At 42% Trump said Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 tonnes of diesel under a temporary Treasury waiver. There is a 42% probability a named loading of that first step is posted by 16:00 UTC on 16 October. Foreman
Five Missing In Gorkha Nepal's disaster authority said five people remain missing and 47 were rescued after a landslide-linked flood on the Budhi Gandaki in Gorkha. Mishra said five to seven houses at Jagat were swept away. Cogsworth
Court Limits Delhi Detentions Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, sitting on Sunday, ordered no detention except by legal procedure and told Delhi to restore metro, rail and internet. About 41,000 security personnel detained 7,000 people on Saturday. Tinkerton
The Markets · last published closesFRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis · retrieved 2026-10-11 07:51 UTC
Rates
US 2-year Treasury yield4.75%−2 bpclose 8 Oct · vs 7 Oct
US 10-year Treasury yield5.22%−6 bpclose 8 Oct · vs 7 Oct
FX
US dollars per euro1.1259+0.0027 (+0.24%)noon NY 2 Oct · vs 1 Oct
US dollars per pound1.3234+0.0038 (+0.29%)noon NY 2 Oct · vs 1 Oct
Yen per US dollar157.81+0.18 (+0.11%)noon NY 2 Oct · vs 1 Oct
Commodities
Brent crude, $/barrel$125.44−0.07 (−0.06%)spot 6 Oct · vs 5 Oct
WTI crude, $/barrel$96.24+0.11 (+0.11%)spot 6 Oct · vs 5 Oct
Henry Hub gas, $/MMBtu$3.03+0.07 (+2.36%)spot 6 Oct · vs 5 Oct
Equities
S&P 5007,811.54+46.18 (+0.59%)close 9 Oct · vs 8 Oct
Nasdaq Composite27,366.17+172.83 (+0.64%)close 9 Oct · vs 8 Oct
VIX volatility index15.41+0.33 (+2.19%)close 8 Oct · vs 7 Oct

Each figure is the latest observation FRED had published when the desk fetched it, dated beside it — usually the previous session's close, and older for series FRED publishes with a lag. Change is against the observation before it. A series that did not fetch says so; nothing is estimated.

Today's Numbers
Riyadh
An American Among the Dead Puts Joining Saudi Strikes on a Clock
12 Killed, GACA
309 Injured, GACA
1 American among the dead
Diesel
Russia's first 300,000 diesel tonnes are a 42% shot to post a loading by 16 October
42% Posted-loading odds
300,000 t Immediate diesel
500,000 t November diesel
Zaporizhzhia
Zaporizhzhia Toll Rises to at Least 20
20 Killed, south-eastern Ukraine
3 Children among the dead
18 Injured, Semikin
The Deadlines10 Oct – 4 Dec
10 Oct · 15:00 Graves
10 Oct · 15:00 Cogsworth
12 Oct · 16:00
Quebec's Parti Québécois, leading in 59 seats, is a 28% shot at a majority Forecast deadline
Foreman
13 Oct · 16:00
Indian Oil, HPCL and BPCL are a 64% shot to be reported off onshore dollar bids Forecast deadline
Foreman
16 Oct · 16:00
Russia's first 300,000 diesel tonnes are a 42% shot to post a loading by 16 October Forecast deadline
Foreman
22 Oct · 16:00
IEA leftover March oil is a 55% shot to post a withdrawal by October 22 Forecast deadline
Foreman
25 Oct
Flávio Bolsonaro, at 47.03%, is the favorite for 25 October Forecast deadline
Foreman
4 Dec
India's RBI is a 62% shot to leave the repo at 5.50% on December 2-4 Forecast deadline
Foreman
The Forecast Ledger 6 open calls · first 300,000 diesel tonnes posted-loading at 42%
Resolves Question · state Call Posterior Dissent
12 Oct
Yes if Élections Québec posts a complete official National Assembly seat table awarding the Parti Québécois 64 or more of 127 seats by 16:00 UTC on 12 October 2026; no if that table awards 63 or fewer, or if no complete official seat table is posted by then. not yet due · open since 6 Oct
NO▼
0.28
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13 Oct
Yes if a named official source or named news outlet reports, by 16:00 UTC on 13 October 2026, that Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation met their 12 October dollar requirements through the Reserve Bank of India's special window and did not bid for those dollars in the onshore spot market; no if any of the three is reported bidding in that market for those requirements, or if no such report is posted by that deadline. not yet due · open since 10 Oct
YES▲
0.64
Graves 48%
16 Oct
Yes if a named official source or named news outlet reports, by 16:00 UTC on 16 October 2026, that at least 300,000 tonnes of Russian diesel has been loaded onto tankers under the US Treasury energy-sector waiver announced on 9 October 2026; no if no such report is posted by that deadline. not yet due · new in the 11 Oct edition
NO▼
0.42
Graves 28%
22 Oct
Yes if the International Energy Agency or an IEA member energy ministry posts, by 16:00 UTC on 22 October 2026, a dated withdrawal of remaining oil stocks pledged under the March 2026 Collective Action; no if no such post by that deadline. not yet due · open since 8 Oct
YES▲
0.55
Tinkerton 40%
25 Oct
Yes if Brazil's Tribunal Superior Eleitoral names Flávio Bolsonaro the winner of the 25 October 2026 presidential runoff; no if Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is named the winner, or if no runoff winner is named. not yet due · open since 5 Oct
YES▲
0.58
Tinkerton 48%
4 Dec
Yes if the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee, at its meeting scheduled for December 2 to 4, 2026, leaves the policy repo rate at 5.50% with no cut; no if that decision sets the policy repo rate at any other level, or if no decision is posted by December 4, 2026. not yet due · open since 7 Oct
YES▲
0.62
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Track Record · Settlement Record to date · 35 hit · 24 miss

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