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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2026, 01:30 | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.1 |
| 23 Jul 2026, 01:30 | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 0 |
| 25 Jun 2026, 01:30 | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 0 |
| 21 May 2026, 01:30 | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.3% | +0.2 |
| 16 Apr 2026, 01:30 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 0 |
| 19 Mar 2026, 00:30 | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.1% | +0.2 |
| 19 Feb 2026, 00:30 | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.1% | -0.1 |
| 22 Jan 2026, 00:30 | 4.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% | -0.3 |
| 11 Dec 2025, 00:30 | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.3% | -0.1 |
| 13 Nov 2025, 00:30 | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1 |
| 16 Oct 2025, 00:30 | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.3% | +0.2 |
| 18 Sep 2025, 01:30 | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 0 |
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.