Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 04/04/16


Monday 04 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 0.3% 0.4% 0.0%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 10.3% 10.3% 10.3%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -2.9% -4.0% -4.2%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -1.0% -0.5% -0.7%
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart 1.6% -1.7% -1.7%

Corporate Statements


Tuesday 05 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Goods & Services Trade Balance Goods & Services Chart -2937mln AU -2600mln AU -3410mln AU
Imports Imports Chart -1.0% 0%
Exports Exports Chart 1.0% -1%
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 2.00% 2.00% 2.00%
PMI Services   53.8 54.0 51.2
PMI Services   51.2 51.2 49.9
PMI Services   55.5 55.5 55.1
PMI Services   54.0 54.0 53.1
PMI Composite   53.7 53.7 53.1
PMI Services   52.7 53.7 53.7
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 2.0% 1.9% 2.4%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.0% 0.2%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -0.66bln C$ -0.90bln C$ -1.91bln C$
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -45.7bln $ -46.2bln $ -47.06bln $
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid Chart 45.5 49.1
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders Chart 55.5 56.7
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment ISM Non Manufacturing Employment Chart 49.7 50.3
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Chart 53.4 54.0 54.5
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity Chart 57.8 57.4 59.8

Corporate Statements

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Manchester & London Inv Tst, Martinco, Panmure Gordon, Tate & Lyle

Wednesday 06 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart 3.3% -1.8% -0.5%

Corporate Statements

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Acuity RM Group Plc, Constellation A, Global Payment, Monsanto
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Candover Investments, Electric Word, HSS Hire, Mercantile Investment TST (The), Servicepower, Styles & Wood

Thursday 07 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -3.70bln EU -5.18bln EU
House Price Index UK (Halifax) House Price Index UK (Halifax) Chart -1.4% 0.7% +2.6%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 276k 270k 267k

Corporate Statements

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Gap Inc, Puretech Health, Rite Aid Corporation
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Alliance Pharma, Europa Oil & Gas, Artemis UK Future Leaders, NetScientific, Revolymer, Ubisense, Victrex

Friday 08 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 40.1 41.7
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 18.9bln EU 18.5bln EU 19.8bln EU
Industrial Production Month on Month   1.3% -0.4% -1.0%
Manufacturing Output Year on Year Manufacturing Output Year on Year Chart -0.1% -0.7% -1.8%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -10.289bln GB -10.20bln GB -11.964bln GB
Manufacturing Output Month on Month Manufacturing Output Month on Month Chart 0.7% -0.2% -1.1%
Industrial Production Year on Year Industrial Production Year on Year Chart 0.2% 0.0% -0.5%
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.1% -0.3%
Trade Balance Non-EU Trade Balance Non-EU Chart -2.199bln GB -2.60bln GB -3.357bln GB
House Starts Annualized House Starts Annualized Chart 212.6k 190.0k 204.3k
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 7.3% 7.3% 7.1%

Corporate Statements

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