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title: "UK · Retail Sales ex-Fuel (MoM): -0.9 · Aug 21, 2026"
description: "US data, Aug 21, 2026: actual -0.9, forecast -0.5, previous 1.1 · 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 ex-Fuel (MoM): -0.9




           Actual-0.9
           Forecast-0.5
           Previous1.1

               Surprise
               -0.67σ

           VerdictBELOW FORECAST
           ReadGilts BULLISH · Equities BEARISH


            UK · Retail Sales ex-Fuel (MoM) — Actual -0.9, forecast -0.5, prev 1.1. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 0.7 sigma. Desk read: Gilts BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.






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