Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 02/09/13

Monday 02 September

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Manufacturing   50.4 51.0 51.3
PMI Manufacturing   49.7 49.7 49.7
PMI Manufacturing   52.0 52.0 51.8
PMI Manufacturing   51.3 51.3 51.4
PMI Manufacturing   54.6 55.0 57.2

Corporate Statements

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Ascent Resources, Berkeley Group Holdings (The), Biome Technologies, Consort Medical, Diamondcorp, Ultima Networks

Tuesday 03 September

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales (Office for National Stats) Retail Sales (Office for National Stats) Chart 2.20% 1.8%
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 0.0% 0.4% +0.1%
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 2.50% 2.50% 2.50%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 0.3% 0.1% 0.2%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
PMI Manufacturing   52.0 52.1
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 55.4 54.0 55.7

Corporate Statements

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H & R Block Inc
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Braveheart Inv, Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Agenus, Goals Soccer, Greene King, Hydro Intl, Johnson Service Group, McBride, Next Fifteen Com, Punch Taverns, Smith (DS), WYG

Wednesday 04 September

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP Final Quarter on Quarter GDP Final Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.6% 0.6% +0.6%
GDP Final Year on Year GDP Final Year on Year Chart 2.5% 2.5% +2.6%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.3% 0.2% 0.7%
PMI Services   48.7 49.4 48.8
PMI Services   47.7 47.7 48.9
PMI Services   52.4 52.4 52.8
PMI Composite   51.7 51.7 51.5
PMI Services   51.0 51.0 50.7
PMI Services   60.2 59.0 60.5
GDP Revised Year on Year GDP Revised Year on Year Chart -0.7% -0.7% -0.5%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -0.9% -0.4% -1.3%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -0.5% 0.4% 0.1%
GDP Revised Quarter on Quarter GDP Revised Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -0.47bln C$ -0.35bln C$ -0.93bln C$
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -34.2bln $ -38.7bln $ -39.15bln $
BoC Rate Decision   1.00% 1.00% 1.0%
BoJ Rate Decision   0.10%

Corporate Statements

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SQS Software
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Dollar General, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust, General Motors (All Sessions), SAIC
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Ashtead Group, Belgravium Tech, Hargreaves Lansdown, Kofax, Mucklow(A.& J.)Group, Prezzo, Safestore Holdings, Scotty Group, Superglass, Tangent Communications

Thursday 05 September

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Imports Imports Chart -2.0% +4%
Trade Balance Goods & Services Trade Balance Goods & Services Chart 602mln AU 0mln AU -765mln AU
Exports Exports Chart -1.0% 0%
BoJ Rate Decision   0.10%
ILO Unemployment Rate ILO Unemployment Rate Chart 10.80% 10.9%
BoE Rate Decision BoE Rate Decision Chart 0.50% 0.50% 0.5%
BoE QE Total   375bln GB 375bln GB 375bln GB
ECB Rate Decision ECB Rate Decision Chart 0.50% 0.50% 0.5%
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart 200k 180k 176.0k
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 331k 330k 323k
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid Chart 60.1 53.4
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment ISM Non Manufacturing Employment Chart 53.2 57.0
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity Chart 60.4 57.0 62.2
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Chart 56.0 55.0 58.6
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart 1.5% -3.3% -2.4%
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders Chart 57.7 60.5

Corporate Statements

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Betfair Group, Clean Air Power, Dixons Retail, Go-Ahead Group, Monitise, Spirit Pub Company, Supergroup
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Autonation Inc, Coopers Cos Inc, Gap Inc, Limited Brands, Quiksilver, Verifone Systems, Walgreen Co

Friday 06 September

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 15.7bln EU 16.1bln EU 14.5bln EU
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 82 83 84
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -4.4bln EU -5.1bln EU
House Price Index UK (Halifax) House Price Index UK (Halifax) Chart 0.9% 0.7% +0.4%
Manufacturing Output Month on Month Manufacturing Output Month on Month Chart 1.9% 0.3% +0.2%
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart 1.1% 0.1% 0.0%
Industrial Production Year on Year Industrial Production Year on Year Chart 1.2% -1.7% -1.6%
Trade Balance Non-EU Trade Balance Non-EU Chart -2.65bln GB -4.528bln GB
Manufacturing Output Year on Year Manufacturing Output Year on Year Chart 2.0% -0.8% -0.7%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -8.08bln GB -8.15bln GB -9.853bln GB
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart 2.4% -0.5% -1.7%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 7.2% 7.2% 7.1%
Average Earnings Average Earnings Chart -0.1% 0.2% +0.2%
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 162k 180k +169k
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 7.4% 7.4% 7.3%

Corporate Statements

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Character, SThree, Tricor

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