According to CoinMeta, as reported by Coinpaper, there are often discrepancies between the predictions of the forecasting market and those of Wall Street, due to the fundamental differences in how each measures expectations. The consensus on Wall Street typically summarizes estimates submitted by economists from banks, research institutions, etc., while the prices in the forecasting market are continuously formed by people who risk their capital on specific outcomes. This means that the former represents a series of professional forecasts, whereas the latter represents a real-time market clearing price. Taking the U.S. employment report for August 2026 as an example, economists surveyed by Reuters predicted about 56,000 new jobs, while the forecasting market indicated 46,000; in reality, there were 162,000 new jobs, highlighting the difference between the two approaches.