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title: "UK · Core Consumer Price Index (YoY): 2.6 · Aug 19, 2026"
description: "US data, Aug 19, 2026: actual 2.6, forecast 2.5, previous 2.6 · ABOVE FORECAST. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              19 Aug 2026, 06:00 UTC



# UK · Core Consumer Price Index (YoY): 2.6




           Actual2.6
           Forecast2.5
           Previous2.6

               Surprise
               +0.83σ

           VerdictABOVE FORECAST
           ReadGilts BEARISH · Equities BEARISH


            UK · Core Consumer Price Index (YoY) — Actual 2.6, forecast 2.5, prev 2.6. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 0.8 sigma. Desk read: Gilts BEARISH · Equities BEARISH.






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