Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 05/08/13


Monday 05 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 0.1% 0.4% 0.0%
PMI Services   45.8 46.5 48.7
PMI Services   48.3 48.3 48.6
PMI Services   52.5 52.5 51.3
PMI Services   49.6 49.6 49.8
PMI Composite   50.4 50.4 50.5
PMI Services   56.9 57.2 60.2
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -0.1% -1.2% -0.9%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 1.0% -0.6% -0.5%
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders Chart 50.8 57.7
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment ISM Non Manufacturing Employment Chart 54.7 53.2
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity Chart 51.7 53.3 60.4
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Chart 52.2 53.0 56.0
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid Chart 52.5 60.1

Corporate Statements

Flag of the USA
Dun and Bradstreet Corporation, EW Scripps , EXCO Resources, Integrys Energy, Sunstone HTL, Tyson Foods
Flag of Great Britain
Alent, GW Pharmaceuticals, HSBC Hldgs, Lok'n Store Group, Media Corp, Morgan Sindall Group, Pennant Intl Group, Ultra Electronics Holdings

Tuesday 06 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales (Office for National Stats) Retail Sales (Office for National Stats) Chart 1.40% 2.00% 2.2%
Exports Exports Chart 4.0% -1%
Imports Imports Chart 2.0% -2%
Trade Balance Goods & Services Trade Balance Goods & Services Chart 670mln AU 800mln AU +602mln AU
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 2.75% 2.50% 2.50%
House Price Index UK (Halifax) House Price Index UK (Halifax) Chart 0.6% 0.5% +0.9%
Industrial Production Month on Month (sa) Industrial Production Month on Month (sa) Chart 0.1% 0.4% 0.3%
Industrial Production Year on Year (wda) Industrial Production Year on Year (wda) Chart -4.2% -3.3% -2.1%
Industrial Production Year on Year Industrial Production Year on Year Chart -2.3% 0.7% +1.2%
Manufacturing Output Year on Year Manufacturing Output Year on Year Chart -2.9% 0.9% +2.0%
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart 0.0% 0.6% +1.1%
Manufacturing Output Month on Month Manufacturing Output Month on Month Chart -0.8% 0.9% +1.9%
GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter   -0.6% -0.4% -0.2%
GDP Prelim Year on Year GDP Prelim Year on Year Chart -2.4% -2.2% -2.0%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -45.0bln $ -43.5bln $ -34.22bln $
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -0.30bln C$ -0.50bln C$ -0.47bln C$

Corporate Statements

Flag of the USA
Aircastle, Alon USA Energy, Archer Daniels, Calgon Carb, CF Industries, Computer Science, CVS Caremark Crp, DaVita, Denbury Resources, Dominion Res Inc, Emerson Electric, Endeavour International, Exterran Holding, Firstenergy, Goodrich Petroleum Corp., Harman Intl Inds, Health Care REIT, Inc., Intercontinental Exchange, Intl Flav & Frag, Leucadia National Corporation, Louisiana Pacific, Marathon Oil, MGM Mirage, Molson Coors Br, Natl Semiconduct, Officemax, Parker-Hannifin, Plantronics, Quicksilver Resources, SandRidge Energy, Scotts Miracle Gro, Sempra Energy, Sotheby's, Spectra Energy, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc, Tenet Healthcare, Two Harbors Inv Corp, Walt Disney (All Sessions)
Flag of Great Britain
BBA Aviation, Clarke(T.), Greggs, Hill & Smith Hldgs, InterContinental Hotels Group, ITM Power, Legal & General Group, Meggitt, NWF Group, Pendragon, Rotork, SABMiller, SDL, Standard Chartered, Zotefoams

Wednesday 07 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -6.0bln EU -4.44bln EU
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart -1.0% 0.3% 2.4%
BoJ Rate Decision   0.10%

Corporate Statements

Flag of the USA
American Water Works Co, Brookdale Senior Living Inc., Centurytel Inc, Clean Harbors , Continental Res, Corrections Corp of America, Duke Energy (All Sessions), Dun and Bradstreet Corporation, Flotek Industries, Fusion-io Inc, Gain Capital, HollyFrontier, Input/Output, Marsh&McLennan, MBIA Inc, Newcastle Investment, Pepco Holdings, Polo Ralph Lauren, Silver Bay Realty Trust, The St Joe Company, Time Warner
Flag of Great Britain
Cyprotex, Elec Data Proc, Grainger, Novae Group, Old Mutual, Quarto Group, Quintain Estates & Development, Tui Travel, Zoo Digital

Thursday 08 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 5.7% 5.8% 5.7%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 14.1bln EU 14.9bln EU 15.7bln EU
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 326k 336k 333k

Corporate Statements

Flag of Great Britain
ADVFN, Cameco Corp (All Sessions), Aviva, Avocet Mining, Bellway, Cobham, Corac Group, Enterprise Inns, Flybe Group, Henderson Group, Huntsworth, Pennon Group, Rio Tinto, Savills, Standard Life, Stanley Gibbons
Flag of the USA
Air Lease Corporation, CareFusion Corporation, Couer D'Alene, Dean Foods Co, DeVry Inc., Gap Inc, Hecla Mining, Limited Brands, McDonalds (All Sessions), MetroPCS Comm, Molycorp, Puricore, Red Lion Hotels, Scripps Networks Interactive, Stillwater Mining Company, Tableau Software, Inc., The AES Corp, The Progressive, Willbros Group, Inc.

Friday 09 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
CPI Month on Month (China) CPI Month on Month (China) Chart 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -2.7% -2.2% -2.3%
Dallas Fed PCE Dallas Fed PCE Chart 1.3% 2.1%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 44.3 43.6
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 13.3% 13.5% 13.2%
Industrial Production Month on Month   -0.4% 0.1% -1.4%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 0.890bln EU 1.124bln EU
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -8.49bln GB -8.50bln GB -8.082bln GB
Trade Balance Non-EU Trade Balance Non-EU Chart -4.09bln GB -3.80bln GB -2.646bln GB
CPI Final Month on Month   -1.8% -1.8% -1.8%
CPI Final Year on Year   1.2% 1.2% 1.2%
House Starts Annualized House Starts Annualized Chart 199.6k 193.5k 192.9k
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 7.1% 7.1% 7.2%

Corporate Statements

Flag of Great Britain
Phytopharm

MARKET ANALYSIS

RECENT POSTS

DISCLAIMER


Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 61% of retail investors lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. For professional clients, spread betting and CFD trading can also result in losses larger than your initial stake or deposit.

Spreadex Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, provides an execution only service and does not provide advice in any way. Nothing within this update should be deemed to constitute the provision of investment advice, recommendations, any other professional advice in any way, or a record of our trading prices. This update does not constitute or form part of an offer of, or solicitation for a transaction in any financial instrument, nor shall it or the fact of its distribution form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract therefore. Any persons placing trades based on their interpretation of the comments or information within this update does so entirely at their own risk.

No representation, warranty, or undertaking, express or limited, is given as to the accuracy or completeness of the information or opinions contained within this update by Spreadex Ltd or any of its employees and no liability is accepted by such persons for the accuracy or completeness of any such information or opinions. As such, no reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information and opinions contained within this update.

The information contained within this update is the intellectual property of Spreadex Ltd and is protected by UK and International copyright laws. All rights reserved. Users may however freely download, distribute and reproduce extracts of the contents, subject always to accrediting Spreadex Ltd as the source and providing a hyperlink to www.spreadex.com.