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title: "UK · Consumer Price Index (YoY): 2.9 · Aug 19, 2026"
description: "US data, Aug 19, 2026: actual 2.9, forecast 2.9, previous 2.6 · ON THE SCREWS. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              19 Aug 2026, 06:00 UTC



# UK · Consumer Price Index (YoY): 2.9




           Actual2.9
           Forecast2.9
           Previous2.6

               Surprise
               0.00σ

           VerdictON THE SCREWS
           ReadGilts neutral · Equities neutral


            UK · Consumer Price Index (YoY) — Actual 2.9, forecast 2.9, prev 2.6. Surprise: ON THE SCREWS, but by under a tenth of a sigma. Desk read: Gilts neutral · Equities neutral.






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