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title: "Monthly Budget Statement: -432.0B · Aug 12, 2026"
description: "US data, Aug 12, 2026: actual -432.0B, forecast -346.0B, previous -120.0B · BELOW FORECAST. The full read is on Helious, with the market reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              12 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC



# Monthly Budget Statement: -432.0B




           Actual-432.0B
           Forecast-346.0B
           Previous-120.0B

               Surprise
               -2.46σ

           VerdictBELOW FORECAST
           ReadBonds neutral · Equities neutral


            Monthly Budget Statement — Actual -432.0B, forecast -346.0B, prev -120.0B. BELOW FORECAST · -2.5σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.





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