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          "label": "Polymarket: Fed decision in October?",
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          "label": "Polymarket: Fed decision in September?",
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          "label": "Federal Reserve: meeting calendars",
          "url": "https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm",
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          "label": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: October 2026 release schedule",
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          "label": "Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland: inflation nowcasting",
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          "note": "September 2026 CPI nowcast, updated 25 September"
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          "note": "Takers pay the fee; makers pay none"
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      "description": "Polymarket priced the 16 September hike at 87.5% at two saved checkpoints. One missing midpoint makes the full five-outcome score unavailable. October captures and their quote coverage are preserved separately.",
      "articleUrl": "https://vultax.com/research/fed-september-decision-coin-flip-polymarket-kalshi",
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      "publishedAt": "2026-09-06",
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