Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 01/05/23


Monday 01 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Manufacturing   49.5 49.5
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 33.9 35.4
PMI Manufacturing   48.6 50.2
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 46.3 46.8 47.1

Tuesday 02 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 3.60% 3.60% 3.85%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -7.1% -8.6%
House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) Chart -3.1% -3.6% -2.7%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -1.3% 0.4% -2.4%
House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) Chart -0.8% -0.4% 0.5%
PMI Manufacturing   51.1 49.0 46.8
PMI Manufacturing   45.5 45.5 45.6
PMI Manufacturing   44.0 44.0 44.5
PMI Manufacturing   45.5 45.5 45.8
PMI Manufacturing   46.6 46.6 47.8
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 9.6% 3.8%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -1.0% -1.5%
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart -0.7% 1.1% 0.9%

Wednesday 03 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 0.2% 0.3% +0.4%
Unemployment Rate   8.0% 8.0% 7.8%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 6.6% 6.6% +6.5%
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart 145k 148k 296k
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid Chart 59.5 59.6
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders Chart 52.2 56.1
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity Chart 55.4 54.5 52.0
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment ISM Non Manufacturing Employment Chart 51.3 50.8
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Chart 51.2 51.8 51.9
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   -5.054Mln -1.100Mln -1.280Mln
FOMC Rate Decision   4.875% 5.125% 5.000 - 5.250%

Thursday 04 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Imports Imports Chart -9% +2%
Exports Exports Chart -3% +4%
Trade Balance Goods & Services Trade Balance Goods & Services Chart 13870Mln AU 12650Mln AU 15269Mln AU
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 16.0Bln EU 16.1Bln EU +16.7Bln EU
PMI Services   55.7 56.5 57.6
PMI Services   56.3 56.3 54.6
PMI Services   55.7 55.7 56.0
PMI Composite   54.4 54.4 54.1
PMI Services   56.6 56.6 56.2
Money Supply M4   -0.4% -0.6%
PMI Services   54.9 54.9 55.9
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.5% -1.7% -1.6%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 13.2% 5.9% +5.9%
ECB Rate Decision ECB Rate Decision Chart 3.50% 3.75% 3.75%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -70.5Bln US -63.3Bln US -64.2Bln US
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 0.42Bln CA 0.20Bln CA 0.97Bln CA
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 230k 240k 242k

Friday 05 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Industrial Production Month on Month   1.2% -0.3% -1.1%
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart -0.10% 0.0%
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart 5.80% +5.8%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -3.0% -3.1% -3.8%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -0.8% -0.1% -1.2%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 5.0% 5.1% 5.0%
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 236k 180k 253k
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 3.5% 3.6% 3.4%
Average Earnings Average Earnings Chart 0.3% 0.3% 0.5%

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