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  "semantic_title": "Annual core CPI seen settling near 2.8 to 2.9 percent",
  "telemetry": "Kalshi ladder",
  "headline": "Core CPI year-end seen 2.8-2.9%: Kalshi ladder",
  "category_tag": "MOMENTUM_REPRICING",
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  "detection_path": "news_cycle",
  "pre_news_classification": "concurrent",
  "status": {
    "state": "live",
    "as_of": "2026-10-21",
    "outcome": null,
    "outcome_basis": null,
    "final_price": null,
    "resolved_at": null
  },
  "target_event_id": "CM-EVT-BXDL61HVR9",
  "target_event_slug": "kxcpicoreyoy-26nov",
  "event_question": "Annual core CPI rate for year ending 2026",
  "linked_event_ids": [],
  "primary_market": {
    "platform": "kalshi",
    "platform_market_id": "KXCPICOREYOY-26NOV-T2.9",
    "question_raw": "Will the rate of core CPI inflation be above 2.9% for the year ending in November 2026?",
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    "volume_24h_usd": 0,
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    "resolution_source": "Bureau of Labor Statistics",
    "resolves_at": "2026-12-17T15:00:00Z"
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  "related_markets": [],
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    "Kalshi ladder implies annual core CPI settling near 2.8-2.9%: 57% above 2.8% but only 30% above 2.9%, with a sharp drop to 17% above 3.0%.",
    "The distribution confirms what the news describes: persistent inflation above the Fed's 2% target, but markets do not price a return to 3%-plus territory as likely.",
    "A companion Kalshi binary (CM-EVT-K0L95NMQ77) puts only 8% probability on core CPI falling below 2.2% this year, reinforcing the ladder's central tendency.",
    "Resolves via Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation / CPI release; the ladder settles against the named annual figure, not a monthly print."
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          "tier": "mediated",
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          "source": "investing.com",
          "source_url": "https://www.investing.com/analysis/economic-week-ahead-hot-inflation-meets-a-critical-week-for-corporate-earnings-200689787",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-10-19T07:47:26+00:00"
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      "significance": {
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      "story": "Investing.com flags hot inflation meeting a critical corporate earnings week, with core price pressures remaining above the Fed's 2% target.",
      "publisher": "investing.com",
      "published_at": "2026-10-19T06:58:15.000Z",
      "source_url": "https://www.investing.com/analysis/economic-week-ahead-hot-inflation-meets-a-critical-week-for-corporate-earnings-200689787"
    },
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      },
      "notes": "Kalshi ladder distribution clusters tightly around 2.8-2.9%, showing the market prices stubborn disinflation stall rather than either a return to target or a re-acceleration above 3%."
    }
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  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "investing.com: Economic Week Ahead: Hot Inflation Meets a Critical Week for Corporate",
      "url": "https://www.investing.com/analysis/economic-week-ahead-hot-inflation-meets-a-critical-week-for-corporate-earnings-200689787",
      "published_at": "2026-10-19T06:58:15.000Z",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-10-19T07:47:26+00:00"
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