THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2026 Archive ↗
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Closed Clocks

RBI Policy Call Yes if the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee leaves the policy repo rate at 5.50% with no cut by December 4, 2026; otherwise no. Foreman

Open Clocks

SPR Delivery Call DOE must publish 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 7 Oct 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. Prior 0.62, still open. 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

Oil and Cold Chain

Crude Falls West Texas Intermediate crude lost 8.3% to close at $88.12 a barrel. Graves
Alarms Detected Changes EFS said alarms identified cold-room anomalies before blood products or samples were altered. Cogsworth

The Markets · last published closes

FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis · retrieved 2026-11-05 08:50 UTC
SeriesValueChangeAs of
US 2-year Treasury yield4.61%+2 bpclose 3 Nov · vs 2 Nov
US 10-year Treasury yield4.95%+4 bpclose 3 Nov · vs 2 Nov
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$107.03−0.36 (−0.34%)spot 3 Nov · vs 2 Nov
WTI crude, $/barrel$99.64−0.42 (−0.42%)spot 3 Nov · vs 2 Nov
Henry Hub gas, $/MMBtu$2.63+0.09 (+3.54%)spot 3 Nov · vs 2 Nov
SeriesValueChangeAs of
S&P 5007,568.92+27.52 (+0.36%)close 3 Nov · vs 2 Nov
Nasdaq Composite25,736.51+364.50 (+1.44%)close 4 Nov · vs 3 Nov
VIX volatility index20.83−0.32 (−1.51%)close 3 Nov · vs 2 Nov

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

Oil Markets
Oil Falls After U.S. Midterms
$88.12 WTI close
$94.62 Brent settlement
8.3% WTI decline
Cybersecurity
French Blood Service Finds Temperature Changes at Three Sites
3 EFS sites affected
0 Blood-product losses reported
0 Health impacts identified
Congressional control
Democrats Secure Majorities in Both Chambers
54 Senate Democratic seats
218 House seats needed for majority
435 Total House seats

The Deadlines

3 Nov – 31 Jan
DueWhat · stateDesk
3 Nov · 13:30 Foreman
3 Nov · 15:00 Vesta
3 Nov · 15:00 Graves
3 Nov · 23:59 Tinkerton
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
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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
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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

No call settled at this bell.