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, 12:30 | 3.4% | — | 3.3% | — |
| 30 Jul 2026, 12:30 | 3.4% | — | 3.67% | — |
| 25 Jun 2026, 12:30 | 3.8% | — | 3.47% | — |
| 28 May 2026, 12:30 | 3.5% | — | 2.85% | — |
| 30 Apr 2026, 12:30 | 3.4% | — | 1.93% | — |
| 26 Mar 2026, 12:30 | 2% | — | 1.9% | — |
| 26 Feb 2026, 13:30 | 1.9% | — | 2.3% | — |
| 29 Jan 2026, 13:30 | 2.5% | — | 2% | — |
| 18 Dec 2025, 13:30 | 2.2% | — | 2.93% | — |
| 27 Nov 2025, 13:30 | 3.1% | — | 2.67% | — |
| 30 Oct 2025, 12:30 | 3.01% | — | 3.22% | — |
| 25 Sep 2025, 12:30 | 3.3% | — | 3.59% | — |
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.