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  "semantic_title": "October unemployment rate odds center near 4.1-4.2 percent",
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  "headline": "Oct 2026 unemployment rate: Kalshi ladder 4.1-4.2%",
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    "as_of": "2026-10-21",
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    "resolved_at": null
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    "The distribution is consistent with the State Street view of a labor market sending mixed signals alongside hotter-than-expected inflation.",
    "Probability collapses sharply above 4.3% (6%), suggesting the market is not pricing a rapid labor-market deterioration despite inflation stress.",
    "Resolution via the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation report; any significant miss versus the 4.1-4.2% implied mode would reprice the November Fed path."
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          "source": "Simona M Mocuta, Amy Le, Krishna Bhimavarapu",
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      "story": "State Street analysts flag that rising US inflation is shifting rate expectations and reshaping the labor market outlook.",
      "publisher": "Simona M Mocuta, Amy Le, Krishna Bhimavarapu",
      "published_at": "2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z",
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    {
      "label": "Simona M Mocuta, Amy Le, Krishna Bhimavarapu: US inflation rises as rate expectations shift | State Street",
      "url": "https://www.ssga.com/us/en/institutional/insights/weekly-economic-perspectives-19-october-2026",
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