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title: "NFIB Business Optimism Index: 99.8 · Aug 11, 2026"
description: "US data, Aug 11, 2026: actual 99.8, forecast 97.5, previous 97.4 · ABOVE FORECAST. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              11 Aug 2026, 10:14 UTC



# NFIB Business Optimism Index: 99.8




           Actual99.8
           Forecast97.5
           Previous97.4

               Surprise
               +1.92σ

           VerdictABOVE FORECAST
           ReadBonds neutral · Equities neutral


            NFIB Business Optimism Index — Actual 99.8, forecast 97.5, prev 97.4. ABOVE FORECAST · +1.9σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.





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