diff --git a/tests/unit/test_macro_regime.py b/tests/unit/test_macro_regime.py
index fdd8dbbd..6d80db13 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_macro_regime.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_macro_regime.py
@@ -23,6 +23,28 @@ def _trending_series(start: float, end: float, n: int = 100) -> pd.Series:
     return _make_series(list(np.linspace(start, end, n)))
 
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Helpers tests
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestFmtPct:
+    def setup_method(self):
+        from tradingagents.dataflows.macro_regime import _fmt_pct
+        self.fn = _fmt_pct
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        ("val", "expected"),
+        [
+            (None, "N/A"),
+            (1.234, "+1.2%"),
+            (-1.234, "-1.2%"),
+            (0.0, "+0.0%"),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_fmt_pct(self, val, expected):
+        assert self.fn(val) == expected
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Individual signal tests
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tradingagents/dataflows/macro_regime.py b/tradingagents/dataflows/macro_regime.py
index e2162d89..00cda195 100644
--- a/tradingagents/dataflows/macro_regime.py
+++ b/tradingagents/dataflows/macro_regime.py
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ def _pct_change_n(series: pd.Series, n: int) -> Optional[float]:
 def _fmt_pct(val: Optional[float]) -> str:
     if val is None:
         return "N/A"
-    sign = "+" if val >= 0 else ""
-    return f"{sign}{val:.2f}%"
+    return f"{val:+.1f}%"
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------