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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2026, 01:30 | 7% | — | 6.1% | — |
| 04 Aug 2026, 01:30 | 6% | — | 5.5% | — |
| 25 Jun 2026, 01:30 | 5.5% | — | 5.1% | — |
| 28 May 2026, 01:30 | 4.9% | — | 6.3% | — |
| 05 May 2026, 01:30 | 6.3% | — | 4.7% | — |
| 07 Apr 2026, 01:30 | 4.6% | — | 4.6% | — |
| 05 Mar 2026, 00:30 | 4.6% | — | 5% | — |
| 09 Feb 2026, 00:30 | 5% | — | 6% | — |
| 12 Jan 2026, 00:30 | 6.3% | — | 5.7% | — |
| 04 Dec 2025, 00:30 | 5.6% | — | 5.1% | — |
| 03 Nov 2025, 00:30 | 5.1% | — | 5% | — |
| 02 Oct 2025, 01:30 | 5% | — | 5.3% | — |
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.