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Edition No. 96
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Tomorrow's news · · our forecast for Thursday, 24 September 2026

Post-UNGA Iran Sidebar: Tehran's Response Thursday; Oct 25 Deadline 31 Days

Predicted · not yet happened65% 24-hour horizon Updated 23 Sep
Today's forecast briefingThe world in probabilitiesPublished before events unfold
Forecasts21across 0 beats
Confidence mixLowhigh uncertainty
Markets watched22open questions tracked
Public record77%1448 graded

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· D+1Medium

Berlin Day 4: Sub-Working Groups Hold First Sessions; Expropriation Compromise Drafted

· D+1Medium

Sweden Deadline Day 4: Minority Government Path Surfaces; Sep 28 Unchanged

· D+1Medium

UNGA Day 3: Zelensky Trilateral Push; Energy Truce Drafted; Graham Sanctions Day 6

Resolves 24 SepOpen →
· D+1Medium

Thursday Oil: EIA Carry-Through; Iran Sidebar Positive Signal; Brent $95–103

Resolves 24 SepOpen →
· D+1Low

Ebola Day 134: WHO Emergency Decision Expected; ~7,870 Cases; Houthi Day 25

Resolves 24 SepOpen →
· D+1Medium

Midterms 40 Days: Q3 Sprint; Iran 'Deal or Annihilate' Shifts Narrative

Resolves 24 SepOpen →
· D+2Medium

Iran Post-UNGA: Tehran's Formal Response; Oct 25 Deadline 30 Days

Resolves 25 SepOpen →
· D+2Low

Berlin Day 5: Sub-Working Group Interim Reports; SPD Internal Expropriation Test

Resolves 25 SepOpen →
· D+2Low

Sweden 3 Days to Sep 28: Final Weekend Negotiations; Minority or Collapse?

Resolves 25 SepOpen →
· D+2Low

Graham Sanctions Day 7; UNGA Week Closes; Energy Truce Text Expected

Resolves 25 SepOpen →
· D+2Low

Friday Oil: Iran-UNGA Week Resolved; End-of-Quarter Squaring; Brent $92–108

Resolves 25 SepOpen →
· D+2Low

Ebola Day 135: PHEIC Escalation Possible; ~7,940 Cases; Houthi Day 26

Resolves 25 SepOpen →
· D+2Low

Midterms 39 Days: Q3 Sprint; Iran War Polling Week Ends; Senate Battleground

Resolves 25 SepOpen →
· D+3Low

Iran Weekend Watch: Post-UNGA Diplomatic Follow-Through; Oct 25 Deadline 29 Days

Resolves 26 SepOpen →
· D+3Low

Berlin Day 6: Weekend Coalition Talks; First Public Polls on Red-Green-Red

Resolves 26 SepOpen →
· D+3Low

Sweden 2 Days to Sep 28: Last-Chance Weekend; Left Party Compromise?

Resolves 26 SepOpen →
· D+3Low

UNGA Weekend: Energy Truce Implementation; Graham Sanctions Day 8; Zelensky Debrief

Resolves 26 SepOpen →
· D+3Low

Weekend Oil: Iran-UNGA Outcome; Q3 End; Brent $90–110

Resolves 26 SepOpen →
· D+3Low

Ebola Day 136: WHO Escalation Impact; MSF Vaccine Trial Watch; Houthi Day 27

Resolves 26 SepOpen →
· D+3Low

Midterms 38 Days: Q3 Final Stretch; UNGA-Iran Weekend Messaging War

Resolves 26 SepOpen →
77%Track record1448 forecasts graded
21Live forecastsin this edition
811Hits+613 partial
24Missesclear misses to date
0Awaiting resolutionnot yet gradable
168/172Model vs marketmarket: 166 correct
Skill by horizon
80%D+1656 graded
76%D+2407 graded
73%D+3385 graded
Calibration by confidence
79%High36 graded
84%Medium223 graded
78%Low829 graded
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Polymarket

FOMC rate hike Sep 15–16 meeting — RESOLVED YES (+25bps to 3.75–4.00%)

100%

Kalshi

House passes Russia/Iran Sanctions Act Sep 16 — RESOLVED YES

59%

Polymarket

US midterms: Democrats control Senate after Nov 2026

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77%1448 forecasts graded · 24 misses
✓ Resolved · hit

Midterms 41 Days: Senate Polls NH/PA/WI; Democrats 59% Senate on Polymarket

41 days to Nov 3; Polymarket 59% Senate Democrats confirmed; NH/PA/WI polls in progress.

✓ Resolved · hit

Ebola Day 133: ~7,800 Cases; Houthi Bab el-Mandeb Day 24; WHO Decision Window

Ebola ~7,800 cases as forecast; WHO Emergency decision window open; Houthi Day 24 as forecast.

✓ Resolved · hit

Oil Wednesday: EIA Inventory Report; Trump UNGA Speech; Brent $98-105 Range

Brent ~$98-99 within $98-105 forecast range; EIA report delivered; Iran UNGA speech shaped markets.