Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 01/02/21


Monday 01 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Manufacturing   49.7 49.8
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 1.9% -2.6% -9.6%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 5.6% 5.0% 1.5%
PMI Manufacturing   52.8 52.4 55.1
PMI Manufacturing   51.5 51.5 51.6
PMI Manufacturing   57.0 57.0 57.1
PMI Manufacturing   54.7 54.7 54.8
Unemployment Rate   8.9% 8.8% 9.0%
PMI Manufacturing   52.9 52.9 54.1
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 8.3% 8.3% 8.3%
PMI Manufacturing   57.9 54.4
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 60.7 60.0 58.7

Tuesday 02 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 0.10% 0.10%
House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) Chart 0.9% 0.3% -0.3%
House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) Chart 7.3% 6.9% 6.4%
GDP Prelim Year on Year GDP Prelim Year on Year Chart -5.0% -6.7% -6.6%
GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter   15.9% -2.2% -2.0%

Wednesday 03 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Services   39.7 39.5 44.7
PMI Services   46.5 46.5 47.3
PMI Services   46.8 46.8 46.7
PMI Composite   47.5 47.5 47.8
PMI Services   45.0 45.0 45.4
PMI Services   38.8 38.8 39.5
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -1.9% -1.2% -1.1%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.7% 0.8%
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart -123k 49k 174k
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity Chart 59.4 57.3 59.9
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment ISM Non Manufacturing Employment Chart 48.2 55.2
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders Chart 58.5 61.8
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Chart 57.2 56.8 58.7
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid Chart 64.8 64.2
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   -9.910Mln 0.446Mln -0.994Mln

Thursday 04 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Goods & Services Trade Balance Goods & Services Chart 5022Mln AU 9000Mln AU 6785Mln AU
Exports Exports Chart 3% 3%
Imports Imports Chart 10% -2%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -2.9% 0.3% 0.6%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -6.1% 1.6% 2.0%
MPC Vote For Rate Unchanged   9 9 9
MPC Vote For Rate Cut   0 0 0
BoE QE Total   875Bln GB 875Bln GB 875Bln GB
MPC Vote For Rate Hike   0 0 0
BoE Rate Decision BoE Rate Decision Chart 0.10% 0.10% 0.10%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 847k 750k 779k
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart 1.0% 0.7% 1.1%

Friday 05 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart -4.2% -4.2% -4.1%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -3.56Bln EU -3.39Bln EU
House Price Index UK (Halifax) House Price Index UK (Halifax) Chart 0.2% 0.3% -0.3%
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart -8.10% -3.10%
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart -6.90% 2.50%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -3.34Bln CA -3.00Bln CA -1.67Bln CA
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -68.1Bln US -65.7Bln US -66.6Bln US
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 8.6% 8.9% 9.4%
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart -140k 50k 49k
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 6.7% 6.7% 6.3%
Average Earnings Average Earnings Chart 0.8% 0.3% 0.2%

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