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title: "NFIB Business Optimism Index: 98.7 · Sep 8, 2026"
description: "US data, Sep 8, 2026: actual 98.7, forecast 99.3, previous 99.8 · BELOW FORECAST. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              08 Sept 2026, 10:00 UTC



# NFIB Business Optimism Index: 98.7




           Actual98.7
           Forecast99.3
           Previous99.8

               Surprise
               -0.50σ

           VerdictBELOW FORECAST
           ReadBonds neutral · Equities neutral


            NFIB Business Optimism Index — Actual 98.7, forecast 99.3, prev 99.8. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 0.5 sigma. Desk read: Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.






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