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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep 2026, 06:30 | 2.3% | 1.3% | 1.9% | +1 |
| 31 Jul 2026, 06:30 | 1.5% | 3.2% | 3.4% | -1.7 |
| 01 Jul 2026, 06:30 | 3.5% | 0.8% | 1.7% | +2.7 |
| 01 Jun 2026, 06:30 | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.3% | +1.4 |
| 01 May 2026, 06:30 | 0.5% | 1% | 0.4% | -0.5 |
| 01 Apr 2026, 06:30 | 0.9% | 0.9% | -0.6% | 0 |
| 02 Mar 2026, 07:30 | -1.1% | 2.7% | 2.8% | -3.8 |
| 02 Feb 2026, 07:30 | 2.9% | 2.5% | 1.7% | +0.4 |
| 05 Jan 2026, 07:30 | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.2% | -0.2 |
| 01 Dec 2025, 07:30 | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.8% | +1.5 |
| 31 Oct 2025, 07:30 | 1.5% | 0.3% | -0.4% | +1.2 |
| 01 Oct 2025, 06:30 | -0.2% | 0.5% | 0.9% | -0.7 |
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.