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title: "S&P Global Services PMI: 56.8 · Aug 21, 2026"
description: "US data, Aug 21, 2026: actual 56.8, forecast 54, previous 54.6 · ABOVE FORECAST. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              21 Aug 2026, 13:45 UTC



# S&P Global Services PMI: 56.8




           Actual56.8
           Forecast54
           Previous54.6

               Surprise
               +3.11σ

           VerdictABOVE FORECAST
           ReadBonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH


            S&P Global Services PMI — Actual 56.8, forecast 54, prev 54.6. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 3.1 sigma. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.






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