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title: "GB: ILO Unemployment Rate (3M): 4.9 · Aug 18, 2026"
description: "US data, Aug 18, 2026: actual 4.9, forecast 4.8, previous 4.9 · ABOVE FORECAST. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              18 Aug 2026, 06:00 UTC



# GB: ILO Unemployment Rate (3M): 4.9




           Actual4.9
           Forecast4.8
           Previous4.9

               Surprise
               +1.00σ

           VerdictABOVE FORECAST
           ReadBonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH


            GB: ILO Unemployment Rate (3M) — Actual 4.9, forecast 4.8, prev 4.9. ABOVE FORECAST · +1.0σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.






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