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title: "GB: Average Earnings Excluding Bonus (3Mo/Yr): 3.5 · Aug 18, 2026"
description: "US data, Aug 18, 2026: actual 3.5, forecast 3.4, previous 3.4 · 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: Average Earnings Excluding Bonus (3Mo/Yr): 3.5




           Actual3.5
           Forecast3.4
           Previous3.4

               Surprise
               +0.67σ

           VerdictABOVE FORECAST
           ReadGilts neutral · Equities neutral


            GB: Average Earnings Excluding Bonus (3Mo/Yr) — Actual 3.5, forecast 3.4, prev 3.4. ABOVE FORECAST · +0.7σ. Gilts neutral · Equities neutral.






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