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title: "UK · Retail Sales (YoY): 1.6 · Aug 21, 2026"
description: "US data, Aug 21, 2026: actual 1.6, forecast 2.2, previous 4.2 · BELOW FORECAST. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
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Economic release
              21 Aug 2026, 06:00 UTC



# UK · Retail Sales (YoY): 1.6




           Actual1.6
           Forecast2.2
           Previous4.2

               Surprise
               -0.75σ

           VerdictBELOW FORECAST
           ReadGilts BULLISH · Equities BEARISH


            UK · Retail Sales (YoY) — Actual 1.6, forecast 2.2, prev 4.2. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 0.8 sigma. Desk read: Gilts BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.






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