Medium importanceUSUSD · Surveys · 23 Oct 2026 · 09:45 ET · in 6 d 1 h

US S&P Global services PMI (Oct)

Fri 23 October · 09:45 ET · in 6 d 1 h. Purchasing-managers survey — above 50 signals expansion.

Forecast
57.9
Previous
58.8
Actual
Due 09:45 ET

Below 57.6In line 57.6 to 58.2Above 58.2

▏Forecast 57.9○ Previous 58.8

The levelsMeasured from its last 11 prints

BelowBelow 57.6USD down
EUR/USD up GBP/USD up USD/JPY down Gold up
In line57.6 to 58.2Limited follow-through
AboveAbove 58.2USD up
EUR/USD down GBP/USD down USD/JPY up Gold down

In line is the forecast ± how far this series usually lands from it (median miss 0.3). Above or below that is a genuine surprise. USD up or down is the playbook’s mapping for this release; the pairs show how each quote moves when USD does. Arithmetic, not a forecast.

Its own historyLast 11 prints vs the forecast before each: 3 above · 0 in line · 8 below

48.4551.3854.357.2260.15Dec ’25Feb ’26Apr ’26Jun ’26Aug ’26Oct ’26Oct (next)

— Forecast before the print● Actual▮ Next release: in-line range

Release history

ReleasedPeriodForecastActualPosition
5 Oct 2026Sep58.758.8Above forecast
3 Sep 2026Aug56.856.5Below forecast
5 Aug 2026Jul53.654.6Above forecast
6 Jul 2026Jun51.351.2Below forecast
3 Jun 2026May50.950.7Below forecast
5 May 2026Apr51.351Below forecast
3 Apr 2026Mar51.149.8Below forecast
4 Mar 2026Feb52.351.7Below forecast
4 Feb 2026Jan52.552.7Above forecast
6 Jan 2026Dec52.952.5Below forecast
3 Dec 2025Nov5554.1Below forecast

What moved

After it prints: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY and Gold from the hour before to the hour after, from 1-hour bars.