A scheduled macroeconomic release. Prints that miss their forecast tend to move related markets sharply in the minutes around the release, which is why a validation run that straddles the window is hard to compare with a backtest that never saw it.
| Date (UTC) | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2026, 13:00 | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.6% | +0.4 |
| 28 Jul 2026, 13:00 | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.2% | +0.3 |
| 30 Jun 2026, 13:00 | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.9% | +0.2 |
| 26 May 2026, 13:00 | 0.8% | 1% | 0.9% | -0.2 |
| 28 Apr 2026, 13:00 | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.2% | -0.2 |
| 31 Mar 2026, 13:00 | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.4% | -0.1 |
| 24 Feb 2026, 14:00 | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0 |
| 27 Jan 2026, 14:00 | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.3% | +0.2 |
| 30 Dec 2025, 14:00 | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | +0.2 |
| 25 Nov 2025, 14:00 | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0 |
| 28 Oct 2025, 13:00 | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.8% | -0.3 |
| 30 Sep 2025, 13:00 | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.2% | +0.2 |
Surprise is actual minus forecast, in the indicator's own units. It is what happened, not a prediction.
Spreads widen and fills slip in the minutes around a scheduled release, which distorts a validation run's entry prices. Treat forward results that straddle this window with care — they are not comparable to a backtest that never saw it.
High-impact releases are posted to the channel 15 minutes ahead, and again with the actual figure once it prints.