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Global Intelligence Journal

MAR 18, 2026

Good morning!

While you were sleeping, the prediction market whales were busy. Here's what the smart money is betting on, plus today's top bond picks across sports, finance, politics, and tech.

News Briefing

🏦 Finance & Markets

Fed Decision Day — Rates Expected Unchanged: The March FOMC meeting concludes today, with the market pricing a near-certain hold at current rates (Kalshi: 99%). Fed Chair Powell's press conference this afternoon will be the main event, with investors watching the new "dot plot" projections. Powell's term ends May 15; Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh as his replacement.

🗳️ Politics

SAVE America Act Hits Senate Floor: The Senate voted to begin debate on the SAVE America Act, kicking off what's expected to be a drawn-out floor fight. The bill lacks the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster but Republicans are pressing it under pressure from President Trump.

Partial Government Shutdown Continues: A partial shutdown remains in effect as negotiations over DHS funding stall. Administration officials say they are working toward a
compromise with Democrats.

🌍 Geopolitics

U.S.-Israel War on Iran — Day 19: The conflict has entered its 19th day. Iran launched retaliatory barrages targeting Israel and Gulf neighbors after Israeli strikes killed IRGC Basij chief Gholam Reza Soleimani, Supreme National Security Council head Ali Larijani, and reportedly intelligence minister Esmaeil Khatib. The Iranian death toll has surpassed 1,300; the U.S. has lost 13 service members.

Fed decision in March? — Fed maintains rate - 99% YES
Illinois Dem Senate nominee? — Juliana Stratton - 99% YES
More tech layoffs in 2026 than 2025? — 86% YES
Gas prices in US above $4.20 this month? — 63% YES

Macro Signal

Live odds from Kalshi & Polymarket
Recession
31%
Elevated
Rate Cuts
1
Next 6 Mo
Midterms
0%
D-House, R-Senate
CPI Forecast
2.5%
Dec 2025
AI Bubble Burst
20%
Dec 2026

From The Research Desk

Will US forces enter Iran? The ground entry term structure is overpriced.
By Tyler James Webber • Politics • 5 min read

Executive summary | | | |---|---| | Primary position | BUY NO at 31.5% — Mar 31 contract | | Secondary position | BUY NO at 20.0% — Mar 14 contract | | Tertiary position | BUY NO at 58.5% — Dec 31 contract | | No trade | Mar 7 contract (e...

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Breaking Markets

The biggest movers in the last 24 hours. These markets are seeing dramatic price swings.

Stock Market Movers

Top gainers and losers from yesterday's trading session.

Top Gainers

▲ 1.6%
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
$199.47
+$3.16
▲ 1.1%
INTC
Intel Corporation
$44.56
+$0.50
▲ 0.7%
CSCO
Cisco Systems
$79.84
+$0.57

Top Losers

▼ 1.8%
PG
Procter & Gamble
$148.80
-$2.68
▼ 1.7%
PFE
Pfizer Inc.
$26.98
-$0.47
▼ 1.3%
WMT
Walmart Inc.
$123.40
-$1.68

Today's Top Pick

Our highest-rated opportunity of the day. Each pick is rated AAA-A based on liquidity, probability, and smart money activity.

Politics
Rating:  A Side:  No Odds:  97.5%
ROI:  2.6% APY:  66.8%

Emerging Markets

Markets gaining rapid traction with high volume velocity. These unrated markets show accelerating interest.

24h Vol: $12,510 Velocity: 1.0x
24h Vol: $24,280 Velocity: 1.0x

Smart Money Activity

When traders put serious money on the line, we pay attention. Significant whale bets from the past 24 hours.

#1
Bet: No $96,000 Mar 17, 1:05 AM Top Trader
#2
Bet: No $76,626 Mar 17, 4:02 AM Top Trader
#3
Bet: Bilibili Gaming $49,066 Mar 18, 1:42 PM Top Trader
#4
Bet: No $45,003 Mar 18, 10:09 AM Top Trader
#5
Bet: No $27,793 Mar 16, 4:07 PM Top Trader

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