Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 02/04/18


Monday 02 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Tankan Big Manufacturers Index Tankan Big Manufacturers Index Chart 25 25 24
Tankan Big Non-Manufacturers Index Tankan Big Non-Manufacturers Index Chart 23 24 23
PMI Manufacturing   53.2 53.1
PMI Manufacturing   55.6 55.7
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 60.8 60.0 59.3

Tuesday 03 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 1.50% 1.50% 1.50%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -0.7% 0.6% -0.7%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 2.3% 2.2% 1.3%
PMI Manufacturing   56.8 55.4 55.1
PMI Manufacturing   53.6 53.6 53.7
PMI Manufacturing   58.4 58.4 58.2
PMI Manufacturing   56.6 56.6 56.6
PMI Manufacturing   55.2 54.7 55.1

Wednesday 04 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 0.1% 0.3% 0.6%
Unemployment Rate   11.1% 11.0% 10.9%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 8.6% 8.5% 8.5%
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart 235k 205k 241k
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders Chart 64.8 59.5
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid Chart 61.0 61.5
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment ISM Non Manufacturing Employment Chart 55.0 56.6
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity Chart 62.8 62.3 60.6
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart -1.4% 1.7% 1.2%
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Chart 59.5 59.0 58.8
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   1.643Mln 0.246Mln -4.617Mln

Corporate Statements


Thursday 05 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Exports Exports Chart 4.0% 0.0%
Imports Imports Chart -2.0% 0.0%
Trade Balance Goods & Services Trade Balance Goods & Services Chart 1055Mln AU 700Mln AU 825Mln AU
PMI Services   55.0 53.8 52.6
PMI Services   56.8 56.8 56.9
PMI Services   54.2 54.2 53.9
PMI Services   55.0 55.0 54.9
PMI Composite   55.3 55.3 55.2
PMI Services   54.5 54.0 51.7
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 1.5% 1.5% 1.6%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -0.1% 0.5% 0.1%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 2.3% 2.1% 1.8%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.1% 0.1%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -56.6Bln US -56.8Bln US -57.6Bln US
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -1.91Bln CA -2.00Bln CA -2.69Bln CA
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 215k 231k 242k

Corporate Statements

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B2Gold Corp, Electrocomponents, Hammerson, Homeserve, Rank Group
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Monsanto

Friday 06 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart -0.1% 0.3% -1.6%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -5.56Bln EU -5.15Bln EU -5.20Bln EU
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 5.8% 5.8% 5.8%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 4.1% 4.0% 4.1%
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 313k 193k 103k
Average Earnings Average Earnings Chart 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%

Corporate Statements

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