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Closed Clocks

Canada Tariff Miss Checked 3 November corpus and research answer: Proclamation 11076 gives an effective date but names no eligible Canadian-linked agricultural products. Tinkerton
Egypt Support Miss Checked 3 November corpus and research answer; no Egyptian official release names a concrete Saudi support measure by the deadline. Tinkerton

Open Clocks

India Rate Call 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. Foreman
SPR Delivery Call DOE publishes an award-and-delivery record showing SPR crude moved under this solicitation by 23:59 UTC on 31 December 2026; otherwise NO. Foreman
Open Since 21 Oct 65% chance: by Nov. 16, Korea Customs Service reports semiconductor export growth exceeds every other published product growth rate; a tie, missing comparison or no release is NO. Prior 0.65, still open. Foreman
Open Since 22 Oct Turkey's parliament ratifying the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement by 31 December 2026; NO if no official parliamentary approval record is posted by 31 December 2026. Prior 0.65, still open. Tinkerton
Open Since 30 Oct YES if Intel says in public product or customer guidance that Fab 28 constrains server-chip availability by 31 January 2027; NO if qualifying guidance by then omits that statement, or if Intel publishes no qualifying public product or customer guidance by 31 January 2027. Prior 0.65, still open. Cogsworth
Open Since 31 Oct A qualifying public record establishes all 500 approved PAC-3 MSE interceptors are delivered to Ukraine and operationally available by 1 December 2026; NO if no such record appears by then. Prior 0.01, still open. Cogsworth

Service Points

Murasu Crosses Coast Murasu crossed the south Andhra Pradesh coast near Ongole with gusts reaching 120 kmph. Graves
Nine Countries Reported Supermarket refrigeration problems were reported in nine countries after temperatures rose overnight. Cogsworth

The Markets · last published closes

FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis · retrieved 2026-11-03 08:54 UTC
SeriesValueChangeAs of
US 2-year Treasury yield4.56%−5 bpclose 30 Oct · vs 29 Oct
US 10-year Treasury yield4.94%−4 bpclose 30 Oct · vs 29 Oct
SeriesValueChangeAs of
US dollars per euro1.1163−0.0002 (−0.02%)noon NY 30 Oct · vs 29 Oct
US dollars per pound1.3398+0.0023 (+0.17%)noon NY 30 Oct · vs 29 Oct
Yen per US dollar157.47−0.36 (−0.23%)noon NY 30 Oct · vs 29 Oct
SeriesValueChangeAs of
Brent crude, $/barrel$123.10−5.02 (−3.92%)spot 27 Oct · vs 26 Oct
WTI crude, $/barrel$103.37−1.88 (−1.79%)spot 27 Oct · vs 26 Oct
Henry Hub gas, $/MMBtu$2.76+0.24 (+9.52%)spot 27 Oct · vs 26 Oct
SeriesValueChangeAs of
S&P 5007,580.07−140.32 (−1.82%)close 30 Oct · vs 29 Oct
Nasdaq Composite25,164.36−272.64 (−1.07%)close 2 Nov · vs 30 Oct
VIX volatility index19.42+2.22 (+12.91%)close 30 Oct · vs 29 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

Infrastructure
Resilience Fails at the Service Point
7 Countries with affected supermarkets
120 kmph Murasu wind gusts
Cyclone Murasu
Murasu Crosses Andhra Coast Near Ongole
120 kmph Wind gusts
16.4 cm Rain at Kothapatnam
01:00 IST Landfall began
Cybersecurity
Supermarket Refrigeration Problems Reported in Nine Countries
9 Countries reported affected
6 Swedish Coop stores
50C Temperature reported

The Deadlines

2 Nov – 31 Jan
DueWhat · stateDesk
2 Nov · 14:30 Sprockett
2 Nov · 14:30 Sprockett
2 Nov · 18:00 Cogsworth
16 Nov
South Korea Has a 65% Chance Semiconductor Growth Exceeds Every Other Product Rate Forecast deadline
Foreman
1 Dec
1%: Public Record Shows All 500 Approved PAC-3 MSE Interceptors Operational in Ukraine by 1 December Forecast deadline
Cogsworth
4 Dec
India's RBI is a 62% shot to leave the repo at 5.50% on December 2-4 Forecast deadline
Foreman
31 Dec · 23:59
SPR Exchange Has a 25% Chance of Moving Crude Forecast deadline
Foreman
31 Dec
Turkey Parliament Has a 65% Chance of Ratifying Mecca Joint Defence Agreement by 31 December Forecast deadline
Tinkerton
31 Jan
Intel Has a 65% Chance of Saying Fab 28 Constrains Server Chips Forecast deadline
Cogsworth

The Forecast Ledger

6 open calls
Resolves Question · state Call Posterior Dissent
16 Nov
65% chance: by Nov. 16, Korea Customs Service reports semiconductor export growth exceeds every other published product growth rate; a tie, missing comparison or no release is NO. not yet due · open since 21 Oct
YES
0.65
—
1 Dec
A qualifying public record establishes all 500 approved PAC-3 MSE interceptors are delivered to Ukraine and operationally available by 1 December 2026; NO if no such record appears by then not yet due · open since 31 Oct
NO
0.01
—
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
—
31 Dec
DOE publishes an award-and-delivery record showing SPR crude moved under this solicitation by 23:59 UTC on 31 December 2026; otherwise NO. not yet due · open since 17 Oct
NO
0.25
Graves 10%
31 Dec
Turkey's parliament ratifying the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement by 31 December 2026; NO if no official parliamentary approval record is posted by 31 December 2026. not yet due · open since 22 Oct
YES
0.65
Cogsworth 40%
31 Jan
YES if Intel says in public product or customer guidance that Fab 28 constrains server-chip availability by 31 January 2027; NO if qualifying guidance by then omits that statement, or if Intel publishes no qualifying public product or customer guidance by 31 January 2027 not yet due · open since 30 Oct
YES
0.65
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Posterior is the forecaster’s probability at publication. How the paper computes its numbers

Track Record · Settlement

Record to date · 41 hit · 30 miss
StateCallPrior
Settled · hit
YES if, by 31 October, an official U.S. tariff schedule, proclamation or implementing notice names eligible Canadian-linked agricultural products and an effective date; NO if no such record is published by then, and a statement without both terms does not qualify. Ledger, 3 Nov: Checked 3 November corpus and research answer: Proclamation 11076 gives an effective date but names no eligible Canadian-linked agricultural products.
0.35
Settled · miss
YES if Egypt publicly names a concrete Saudi support measure by 31 October; NO if no such measure is published by then Ledger, 3 Nov: Checked 3 November corpus and research answer; no Egyptian official release names a concrete Saudi support measure by the deadline.
0.58