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title: "GB: Claimant Count Rate: 4.3 · Aug 18, 2026"
description: "US data, Aug 18, 2026: actual 4.3, previous 4.4 · BELOW FORECAST. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              18 Aug 2026, 06:03 UTC



# GB: Claimant Count Rate: 4.3




           Actual4.3
           Previous4.4

               Surprise
               -1.00σ

           VerdictBELOW FORECAST
           ReadGilts neutral · Equities neutral


            GB: Claimant Count Rate — Actual 4.3, prev 4.4. BELOW FORECAST · -1.0σ. Gilts neutral · Equities neutral.






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