93% — Will Italy GDP growth rate QoQ adv for Q1 2026 be above -0.2%
Leader: Above -0.4% at 93% · Kalshi 93% · 14 contracts · $0 volume · medium confidence
Updated 2026-06-26 13:14:33 UTC

Tracks the leading outcome in a winner-take-all prediction market set with 14 outcomes.

Why this matters:
This market assesses whether Italy's quarterly economic growth will exceed -0.2% in the first quarter of 2026. The 66% probability reflects trader expectations of modest positive or near-flat growth rather than contraction. Italian GDP growth depends heavily on eurozone conditions, domestic consumption, and industrial output. The assessment balances recent economic resilience against structural headwinds in manufacturing and external demand. Official quarterly GDP data from Italy's statistical agency (Istat) will be released in early May 2026, definitively resolving the outcome. Until then, interim economic indicators—industrial production, purchasing manager surveys, and consumer confidence—will provide directional signals.

Key factors:
- Italy's recent quarterly GDP trends show whether the economy has maintained momentum or slipped into contraction territory
- Eurozone monetary policy and external demand conditions directly affect Italian export-oriented manufacturing and overall growth capacity
- Domestic consumption patterns and labor market conditions in Q1 2026 determine whether internal demand can offset any external slowdown
- Istat's preliminary GDP estimate release date in May 2026 serves as the binding resolution point for market settlement
- Prior economic forecasts from institutions like the European Commission or ECB provide baseline expectations against which Q1 actual growth will be measured

Contracts:
- Will Italy GDP growth rate QoQ adv for Q2 2026 be above -0.4%?: Above -0.4% — 93¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 7%)
- Will Italy GDP growth rate QoQ adv for Q2 2026 be above -0.3%?: Above -0.3% — 90¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 7%)
- Will Italy GDP growth rate QoQ adv for Q2 2026 be above -0.2%?: Above -0.2% — 78¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 7%)
- Will Italy GDP growth rate QoQ adv for Q2 2026 be above -0.1%?: Above -0.1% — 65¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 7%)
- Will Italy GDP growth rate QoQ adv for Q2 2026 be above -0.0%?: Above -0.0% — 52¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 7%)
- Will Italy GDP growth rate QoQ adv for Q2 2026 be above 0.1%?: Above 0.1% — 40¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 7%)
- Will Italy GDP growth rate QoQ adv for Q2 2026 be above 0.2%?: Above 0.2% — 27¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 7%)
- Will Italy GDP growth rate QoQ adv for Q2 2026 be above 0.3%?: Above 0.3% — 14¢ Kalshi $0 (weight 7%)
- ... and 6 more

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## Methodology

SimpleFunctions aggregates live YES-side prices from Kalshi and Polymarket contracts bound to this question. For binary topics the headline is the liquidity-weighted mid-price (weight = log(1 + 24h volume) × freshness, where freshness is 1.0 if updated <24h, 0.7 if <7d, 0.4 otherwise). For multi-outcome (winner-take-all) topics the headline is the current leader's price — disjoint outcomes are never arithmetically averaged. Snapshots refresh every 5 minutes during market hours.

## SF Signal

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*Last verified: 2026-06-26T12:20:49.346Z*

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