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title: "UK · Consumer Price Index (YoY): 3.5 · Oct 21, 2026"
description: "US data, Oct 21, 2026: actual 3.5, forecast 3.4, previous 3.1 · ABOVE FORECAST. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
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Economic release
              21 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC



# UK · Consumer Price Index (YoY): 3.5




           Actual3.5
           Forecast3.4
           Previous3.1

               Surprise
               +0.83σ

           VerdictABOVE FORECAST
           ReadGilts BEARISH · Equities BEARISH


            UK · Consumer Price Index (YoY): Actual 3.5, forecast 3.4, prev 3.1. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 0.8 sigma. Desk read: Gilts BEARISH · Equities BEARISH.






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