There Is No 12:30 Block Today, and One Calendar Has Every US Time an Hour Early
The pre-US slot's defining event does not exist today: the first American release lands at 13:15 UTC, fifteen minutes after the New York open, and the Conference Board's leading index lands at 14:00 — exactly on the option cut, for the second consecutive day. Meanwhile one widely-read calendar has all six of today's US times an hour early. Three settle at the issuing institution in one fetch each.