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At least one G7 central bank other than the Fed announces a policy rate hike or an unscheduled hawkish policy statement between 29 August 2026 and 30 November 2026, explicitly citing energy or supply-chain-driven inflation.

probability 86% deadline 2026-11-30 (60d left) Finance

Posted 2026-08-28 — 94 days before the deadline, stated before the outcome.

The claim

At least one G7 central bank other than the Fed announces a policy rate hike or an unscheduled hawkish policy statement between 29 August 2026 and 30 November 2026, explicitly citing energy or supply-chain-driven inflation.

Reasoning trace

  1. Hormuz disruption sustains energy-price inflation globally
  2. Fed hawkish pivot pressures peer central banks
  3. ECB/BoE/BoC face imported inflation via weaker currencies
  4. At least one delivers hawkish action citing energy shock

Evidence so far

19 confirming · 0 denying signals · 5 verified · 1 broken assumptions. The evidence itself is part of the full dossier.

Probability history

Updated 13 times since mint (last on 2026-09-18) — 61% at mint → 86% today.

What to watch

  • leading indicator Eurozone headline inflation data (HICP) shows a sustained uptick or failure to decline in the months preceding the meeting, driven by energy or supply-chain factors observed
  • milestone The Bank of Canada Governing Council votes to increase the policy interest rate or issues a revised inflation forecast indicating persistent energy/supply-chain pressures contradicted
  • leading indicator The Bank of Canada publishes its scheduled monetary policy report or press release containing the rate decision or hawkish statement contradicted

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