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RBI Dollar Window MissedYes 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. Checked today's corpus and research.answer.v1 ledger-2026-10-14-due at 12:21 UTC (status not_found); no named official or named-outlet report by 16:00 UTC 13 October that IOC, HPCL and BPCL used the RBI special window, and none that they bid onshore.Foreman
Open Clocks
Diesel Loading Still OpenYes 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. The prior is 0.42.Foreman
IEA Leftover To 22 OctYes 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
RBI Hold To DecemberYes 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 5 OctYes 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. Prior 0.58, still open.Foreman
Caps And Surplus
No Named Lift At 68%SpaceX restricted military Starlink terminals in Ukraine on the night of October 13–14. UNN reported the connection disappeared above 160 km/h. The desk puts no named lift report at 68% by 16:00 UTC on 15 October.Cogsworth
Exports Rise 36.3%China's customs agency said Wednesday that dollar exports rose 36.3% in September. Trading Economics and South China Morning Post put the surplus at $133.53 billion.Foreman
Twelve Senators On LicenseTwelve U.S. senators on Tuesday told the President to withdraw from the Russia diesel agreement and rescind General License No. 135. No White House reply has been published.Tinkerton
The Markets · last published closesFRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis · retrieved 2026-10-14 07:55 UTC
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.
No named lift of Ukraine's military Starlink cap is a 68% shot by 15 OctoberForecast deadline
Cogsworth
16 Oct · 16:00
Russia's first 300,000 diesel tonnes are a 42% shot to post a loading by 16 OctoberForecast deadline
Foreman
22 Oct · 16:00
IEA leftover March oil is a 55% shot to post a withdrawal by October 22Forecast deadline
Foreman
25 Oct
Flávio Bolsonaro, at 47.03%, is the favorite for 25 OctoberForecast deadline
Foreman
4 Dec
India's RBI is a 62% shot to leave the repo at 5.50% on December 2-4Forecast deadline
Foreman
The Forecast Ledger5 open calls
ResolvesQuestion · stateCallPosteriorDissent
15 Oct
Yes if named official source or named news outlet reports, by 16:00 UTC on 15 October 2026, that SpaceX has removed or disabled the in-motion speed restriction on military-grade Starlink terminals used by Ukrainian forces; no if that event does not occur by that deadline.not yet due · new in the 14 Oct edition
NO▼
0.32
Tinkerton 45%
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 · open since 11 Oct
NO▼
Update 13 Oct: 42% → 33%0.33
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
Track Record · SettlementRecord to date · 37 hit · 25 miss
Settled · miss
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.Ledger, 14 Oct: Checked today's corpus and research.answer.v1 ledger-2026-10-14-due at 12:21 UTC (status not_found); no named official or named-outlet report by 16:00 UTC 13 October that IOC, HPCL and BPCL used the RBI special window, and none that they bid onshore.
0.64
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