Broadest trade measure including investment income flows.
Big-picture background for the dollar; rarely moves markets same-day.
Usual market effect. Actual above forecast is typically good for the dollar.
| Release | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 2026-09-24 | -246.0B | -258.0B | -212.6B | Bearish |
| Jun 2026 2026-06-24 | -226.8B | -212.0B | -221.1B | Bullish |
| Mar 2026 2026-03-25 | -190.7B | -211.0B | -239.1B | Bearish |
| Jan 2026 2026-01-14 | -226.4B | -235.0B | -249.2B | Bearish |
| Sep 2025 2025-09-23 | -251.3B | -259.0B | -439.8B | Bearish |
| Jun 2025 2025-06-24 | -450.2B | -448.0B | -312.0B | Bullish |
| Mar 2025 2025-03-20 | -303.9B | -330.0B | -310.3B | Bearish |
| Dec 2024 2024-12-18 | -310.9B | -286.0B | -275.0B | Bullish |
“Read” is Tape Desk's own bullish/bearish call on how the surprise usually lands for US stock indexes. It is a rule of thumb, not advice.
Tape Desk puts the US economic calendar next to a live market-moving news tape, so you see the actual the second it prints instead of refreshing a calendar page. High-impact releases fire an alert 15 minutes ahead and again on release.