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  "published_at": "2026-11-02T06:42:02.000Z",
  "semantic_title": "October unemployment rate stays near 4.1 percent in market pricing",
  "telemetry": "Kalshi ladder",
  "headline": "October unemployment rate at 4.1-4.2%: Kalshi ladder",
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  "pre_news_classification": "pre_news",
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    "state": "live",
    "as_of": "2026-11-04",
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    "outcome_basis": null,
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    "resolved_at": null
  },
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  "event_question": "October 2026 unemployment rate (U-3)",
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    "platform_market_id": "KXU3-26OCT-T4.2",
    "question_raw": "Will the unemployment rate (U-3) be above 4.2% in October?",
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    "resolution_source": "Bureau of Labor Statistics",
    "resolves_at": "2027-02-05T15:00:00Z"
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    "Kalshi ladder puts October U-3 in the 4.1-4.2% range: 61% above 4.1%, dropping sharply to 26% above 4.2%.",
    "The 99% probability above 3.7% and 90% above 4.0% show the market firmly expects the rate to remain elevated.",
    "The sharp cliff between 4.1% and 4.2% indicates strong consensus around a 4.1% print, with limited tail risk above 4.3%.",
    "Payrolls ladder (CM-EVT-6CSLHX0K76) implies soft but positive hiring, internally consistent with a stable unemployment rate near 4.1%."
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          "source": "Ed Yardeni",
          "source_url": "https://www.investing.com/analysis/economic-week-ahead-payrolls-fed-speakers-and-apple-earnings-to-watch-200690640",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-11-02T17:44:20+00:00"
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      "story": "This week's jobs data culminates in Friday's payrolls report, with the unemployment rate a key variable for Fed policy.",
      "publisher": "Ed Yardeni",
      "published_at": "2026-11-02T06:42:02.000Z",
      "source_url": "https://www.investing.com/analysis/economic-week-ahead-payrolls-fed-speakers-and-apple-earnings-to-watch-200690640"
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      "notes": "Kalshi ladder resolves via Bureau of Labor Statistics U-3 unemployment rate in the October 2026 jobs report."
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  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Ed Yardeni: Economic Week Ahead: Payrolls, Fed Speakers and Apple Earnings to Watc",
      "url": "https://www.investing.com/analysis/economic-week-ahead-payrolls-fed-speakers-and-apple-earnings-to-watch-200690640",
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