Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 02/03/20


Monday 02 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Manufacturing   47.6 47.8
PMI Manufacturing   48.9 49.2 48.7
PMI Manufacturing   49.7 49.7 49.8
PMI Manufacturing   47.8 47.8 48.0
PMI Manufacturing   49.1 49.1 49.2
PMI Manufacturing   51.9 51.8 51.7
PMI Manufacturing   50.6 51.8
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 50.9 50.5 50.1

Corporate Statements

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Ferro Corp, Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Intrepid Potash, Maxar Technolgies, The Progressive, Tidewater Inc

Tuesday 03 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 0.75% 0.75% 0.50%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 39.1 38.4
Unemployment Rate   9.8% 9.8% 9.8%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -0.7% -0.5% -0.5%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.0% 0.5% 0.4%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 7.4% 7.4% 7.4%
FOMC Rate Decision   1.625% 1.000 - 1.250%
FOMC Rate Decision   1.625% 1.125%

Corporate Statements

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4imprint Group, Baskerville, CMC Markets, Craneware, Direct Line Insurance Group, DX PLC, Get Busy, Greggs, Huntsworth, Ibstock, Intl Game Tech, Keller Group, Northamber, Physiomics, RIT Capital Partners, Robert Walters, Science Group, SkinBiotherapeutics

Wednesday 04 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP Final Quarter on Quarter GDP Final Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.4% 0.3% +0.5%
GDP Final Year on Year GDP Final Year on Year Chart 1.7% 1.9% +2.2%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 0.8% 1.5% +1.8%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -3.3% 1.0% +0.9%
PMI Services   51.4 51.4 52.1
PMI Services   52.6 52.6 52.5
PMI Services   53.3 53.3 52.5
PMI Composite   51.6 51.6 51.6
GDP Final Year on Year   0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
GDP Final Quarter on Quarter GDP Final Quarter on Quarter Chart -0.3% -0.3% -0.3%
PMI Services   52.8 52.8 52.6
PMI Services   53.3 53.3 53.2
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 1.3% 1.1% 1.7%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -1.6% 0.6% 0.6%
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart 291k 170k 183k
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment ISM Non Manufacturing Employment Chart 53.1 55.6
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid Chart 55.5 50.8
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Chart 55.5 54.9 57.3
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity Chart 60.9 58.8 57.8
BoC Rate Decision   1.75% 1.75% 1.25%
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders Chart 56.2 63.1
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   0.452Mln 2.644Mln 0.785Mln

Corporate Statements

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Allergy Therapeutics, Anglo American, Attraqt Group, Devro, Elementis, Gfinity, Hill & Smith Hldgs, Luxfer Holdings, Huntington Bancshares, Smith (DS), TT Electronics

Thursday 05 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Goods & Services Trade Balance Goods & Services Chart 5223Mln AU 4800Mln AU +5210Mln AU
Imports Imports Chart 2% -3%
Exports Exports Chart 1% -3%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 219k 215k 216k
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart 1.8% -0.1% -0.5%

Corporate Statements


Friday 06 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart -0.5% 0.0% -0.3%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -4.05Bln EU -5.887Bln EU
House Price Index UK (Halifax) House Price Index UK (Halifax) Chart 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart 0.50% 0.0%
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart 0.90% 1.4%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 5.5% 5.6% 5.6%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 3.6% 3.6% 3.5%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -0.40Bln CA -0.83Bln CA -1.47Bln CA
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -48.9Bln US -46.1Bln US -45.3Bln US
Average Earnings Average Earnings Chart 0.2% 0.3% +0.3%
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 225k 175k +273k

Corporate Statements

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GCP Student Living, JPMorgan Emerging Mkts INV TRST, Murray International Trust

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