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title: "Average Hourly Earnings (YoY): 3.1% · Sep 4, 2026"
description: "US data, Sep 4, 2026: actual 3.1%, forecast 3.0%, previous 3.2% · ABOVE FORECAST. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              04 Sept 2026, 12:30 UTC



# Average Hourly Earnings (YoY): 3.1%




           Actual3.1%
           Forecast3.0%
           Previous3.2%

               Surprise
               +0.71σ

           VerdictABOVE FORECAST
           ReadBonds neutral · Equities neutral

            Average Hourly Earnings (YoY) — Actual 3.1%, forecast 3.0%, prev 3.2%. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 0.7 sigma. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.




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