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title: "UK · GfK Consumer Confidence: -14 · Aug 20, 2026"
description: "US data, Aug 20, 2026: actual -14, forecast -18, previous -17 · ABOVE FORECAST. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
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              20 Aug 2026, 23:02 UTC



# UK · GfK Consumer Confidence: -14




           Actual-14
           Forecast-18
           Previous-17

               Surprise
               +2.00σ

           VerdictABOVE FORECAST
           ReadGilts BEARISH · Equities BULLISH


            UK · GfK Consumer Confidence — Actual -14, forecast -18, prev -17. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 2.0 sigma. Desk read: Gilts BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.






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