BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Rational Times//World Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Rational Times — World Calendar BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-1@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261025 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261026 SUMMARY:Brazil’s presidential runoff LOCATION:Brazil DESCRIPTION:Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the runoff with 51.79% of valid votes to Flávio Bolsonaro’s 48.21%.\nSource: The Rio Times — Brazil election results 2026 URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/brazil-presidential-runoff-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-2@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028 SUMMARY:Israel’s general election LOCATION:Israel DESCRIPTION:Israelis voted in the sixth general election since 2019. Turno ut was 77.9%\, Al Jazeera reported. Neither main bloc reached the 61 seats needed for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset.\nSource: Al Jazeera — Ho w can Israel break its election deadlock? (30 October) URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/israel-general-election-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-3@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028 SUMMARY:WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin LOCATION:Geneva DESCRIPTION:The World Meteorological Organization reported that carbon dio xide in the atmosphere reached a record 426.8 parts per million in 2025 — 153% of its level in 1750.\nSource: World Meteorological Organization — Greenhouse Gas Bulletin URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/wmo-greenhouse-gas-bulletin-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-4@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261029 SUMMARY:US Federal Reserve holds rates LOCATION:Washington DESCRIPTION:The Federal Open Market Committee kept its benchmark rate at 3 .75%–4% in a 10–2 vote\; two members wanted a quarter-point increase.\ nSource: Federal Reserve — FOMC statement\, 28 October 2026 URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/fomc-october-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-5@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261030 SUMMARY:ECB holds rates\; Lagarde announces early exit LOCATION:Frankfurt DESCRIPTION:The European Central Bank kept its deposit rate at 2.5%. Presi dent Christine Lagarde said she will step down on 7 February 2027.\nSource : Euronews — ECB holds rates at 2.5% as Lagarde announces early exit (29 October) URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/ecb-october-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-6@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102 SUMMARY:New Zealand v India: fifth T20I LOCATION:Seddon Park\, Hamilton DESCRIPTION:The final match of the five-match series. India won the first three games\; New Zealand won the fourth in Auckland by 87 runs\, so India lead 3–1.\nSource: Business Standard — NZ vs IND 4th T20I (30 October ) URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/new-zealand-v-india-fifth-t20i-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-7@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261104 SUMMARY:US midterm elections LOCATION:United States DESCRIPTION:Americans elect all 435 members of the House of Representative s\, 35 of the 100 senators and 39 governors\, counting three in US territo ries. Voters in 37 states also decide 100 ballot measures. The results dec ide control of Congress for the second half of Donald Trump’s term.\nSou rce: Wikipedia — 2026 United States elections URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/us-midterm-elections-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-8@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261105 SUMMARY:Israel: official election results due LOCATION:Jerusalem DESCRIPTION:The Central Elections Committee is due to publish the official results of the 27 October election. Near-final figures gave Benjamin Neta nyahu’s bloc 53 seats and Gadi Eisenkot’s 48\, with 19 for Arab-led pa rties\; a majority needs 61.\nSource: Israel Hayom — Israel’s 2026 ele ction results released (29 October) URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/israel-official-election-results-20 26 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-9@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261110 SUMMARY:Booker Prize 2026: the winner is named LOCATION:London DESCRIPTION:The winner of the 2026 Booker Prize for Fiction is announced. Six novels are on the shortlist\, including books by two former winners\, Douglas Stuart and Marlon James.\nSource: Literary Hub — Here’s the sh ortlist for the 2026 Booker Prize URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/booker-prize-2026-winner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-10@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261121 SUMMARY:COP31 climate summit LOCATION:Antalya\, Türkiye DESCRIPTION:Negotiators from almost every country meet for the 31st UN cli mate conference. UN reports published just before it show record greenhous e gas levels in 2025 and the world on course for about 2.8°C of warming b y 2100 under current policies.\nSource: PBL Netherlands Environmental Asse ssment Agency — UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2026 URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/cop31-antalya-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-11@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261120 SUMMARY:APEC leaders’ meeting LOCATION:Shenzhen\, China DESCRIPTION:Leaders of the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economies meet in Shenzhen\, Guangdong province\, for the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders ’ Meeting.\nSource: Longgang District Government\, Shenzhen — APEC Eco nomic Leaders’ Meeting (18–19 November 2026) URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/apec-leaders-meeting-shenzhen-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-12@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261205 SUMMARY:RBI monetary policy decision LOCATION:Mumbai DESCRIPTION:The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee meets. The repo rate stands at 5.50% after a 25-basis-point rise in October\, wh en the RBI changed its stance to “calibrated tightening”.\nSource: Res erve Bank of India — Schedule of Monetary Policy Committee meetings for 2026-27 URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/rbi-monetary-policy-december-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-13@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261210 SUMMARY:US Federal Reserve rate decision LOCATION:Washington DESCRIPTION:The Federal Open Market Committee meets. Its benchmark rate is 3.75%–4%\; after two members voted for an increase in October\, markets saw a strong chance of a rise at this meeting.\nSource: Federal Reserve — FOMC meeting calendars URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/fomc-december-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-14@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261211 SUMMARY:Nobel Prize ceremonies LOCATION:Stockholm and Oslo DESCRIPTION:The 2026 laureates receive their prizes on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death — the Peace Prize in Oslo\, the others in Stockho lm.\nSource: NobelPrize.org URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/nobel-prize-ceremonies-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-15@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261216 SUMMARY:G20 leaders’ summit LOCATION:Doral\, near Miami DESCRIPTION:The United States hosts the summit of the Group of Twenty at t he Trump National Doral resort.\nSource: Wikipedia — 2026 G20 Miami summ it URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/g20-summit-miami-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-16@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261218 SUMMARY:ECB monetary policy decision LOCATION:Frankfurt DESCRIPTION:The European Central Bank’s Governing Council meets. It held its deposit rate at 2.5% in October\, with euro-area inflation at 3.8% in September.\nSource: European Central Bank — Governing Council meeting c alendar URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/ecb-monetary-policy-december-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-17@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261231 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101 SUMMARY:António Guterres’s term as UN Secretary-General ends LOCATION:New York DESCRIPTION:His second five-year term ends. The Security Council is choosi ng a successor through straw polls before recommending one candidate to th e General Assembly.\nSource: The National — UN Secretary-General seventh straw poll (30 October) URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/guterres-term-ends-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-18@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270106 SUMMARY:Brazil: Lula begins his new term LOCATION:Brasília DESCRIPTION:The new presidential term begins on 5 January 2027\, after Lui z Inácio Lula da Silva won the 25 October runoff.\nSource: The Rio Times — Brazil election results 2026 URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/brazil-presidential-inauguration-20 27 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-19@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270127 SUMMARY:Republic Day LOCATION:Kartavya Path\, New Delhi DESCRIPTION:India marks the day its Constitution came into force in 1950\, with the Republic Day parade in New Delhi.\nSource: Know India (Governmen t of India) URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/republic-day-2027 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-20@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270202 SUMMARY:Union Budget 2027–28 (expected) LOCATION:New Delhi DESCRIPTION:The Union Budget has been presented on 1 February each year si nce 2017. Any change to capital gains tax on shares\, which the government is reviewing\, would normally be announced in it.\nSource: ANI via Devdis course — Govt mulls cutting LTCG tax on equities ahead of Budget 2027-28 (27 October) URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/union-budget-2027-28 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-21@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270206 SUMMARY:RBI monetary policy decision LOCATION:Mumbai DESCRIPTION:The last scheduled meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee in the 2026–27 financial year.\nSource: Reserve Bank of India — Schedule of Monetary Policy Committee meetings for 2026-27 URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/rbi-monetary-policy-february-2027 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-22@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270205 SUMMARY:ECB monetary policy decision LOCATION:Frankfurt DESCRIPTION:The European Central Bank’s Governing Council meets — the last scheduled decision before Christine Lagarde steps down.\nSource: Euro pean Central Bank — Governing Council meeting calendar URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/ecb-monetary-policy-february-2027 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-23@rationaltimes.com DTSTAMP:20261102T125615Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270208 SUMMARY:Christine Lagarde steps down as ECB President LOCATION:Frankfurt DESCRIPTION:Lagarde announced on 29 October 2026 that she would leave abou t nine months before the end of her eight-year term. Pablo Hernández de C os and Klaas Knot are seen as front-runners to succeed her.\nSource: Euron ews — ECB holds rates at 2.5% as Lagarde announces early exit (29 Octobe r) URL:https://rationaltimes.com/calendar/lagarde-steps-down-2027 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR