Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 05/05/14

Monday 05 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.2% -0.2% -0.2%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -1.7% -1.7% -1.6%
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Chart 53.1 54.1 55.2
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity Chart 53.4 54.4 60.9
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment ISM Non Manufacturing Employment Chart 53.6 51.3
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders Chart 53.4 58.2
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid Chart 58.3 60.8

Corporate Statements

Flag of the USA
American International Group, Amerus, Anadarko, CareFusion Corporation, EOG Resources, Hecla Mining, Koppers Holdings, Occidental Petroleum, Pfizer Inc (All Sessions), Regal-Beloit, Scotts Miracle Gro, Sturm and Ruger Co, Sunstone HTL, Sysco Corp, Tableau Software, Inc., Tenet Healthcare, Tyson Foods, Universal American Corp, Walgreen Co, Willbros Group, Inc.

Tuesday 06 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Goods & Services Trade Balance Goods & Services Chart 1200mln AU 1200mln AU +731mln AU
Exports Exports Chart 0.0% -2%
Imports Imports Chart 1.0% 0%
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 2.50% 2.50% 2.50%
PMI Services   49.5 50.4 51.1
PMI Services   50.3 50.3 50.4
PMI Services   55.0 55.0 54.7
PMI Composite   54.0 54.0 54.0
PMI Services   53.1 53.1 53.1
PMI Services   57.6 57.6 58.7
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.4% -0.2% 0.3%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 0.8% 1.0% 0.9%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 0.29bln C$ 0.13bln C$ +0.08bln C$
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -42.3bln $ -40.3bln $ -40.38bln $

Corporate Statements

Flag of the USA
Allstate Cp, Denbury Resources, Develop Diver, Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Emerson Electric, Energy Transfer Partners, First Marblehead, Firstenergy, FMC Corporation, Goodrich Petroleum Corp., HCP, Hillshire Brands, HollyFrontier, Intl Flav & Frag, Marathon Oil, Mosaic, NRG Energy, Nu Skin Enterprises, Office Depot, Pioneer Natural Resources, Quicksilver Resources, Towers Watson & Co, Vulcan Materials, Walt Disney (All Sessions), WellCare Health Plans, Western Refining, Zoetis Inc.
Flag of Great Britain
Aberdeen Asset Management, Ashcourt Rowan, Balfour Beatty, Barclays, Blinkx, City Of London Investment Trust, Countrywide, R.E.A Hldgs, Salamander Energy

Wednesday 07 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 0.2% 0.4% +0.1%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -3.4bln EU -4.9bln EU
Industrial Production Month on Month   0.1% 0.2% -0.7%

Corporate Statements

Flag of Great Britain
Accsys Technologies, BBA Aviation, Carillion, Costain Group, Esure, G4S, GW Pharmaceuticals, HSBC Hldgs, Inmarsat, Legal & General Group, Meggitt, Pantheon Intl Participations, Rightmove, SABMiller, Sainsbury(J)
Flag of the USA
Aircastle, Allergan Inc, American Water Works Co, Annaly Capital Management Inc, Brookdale Senior Living Inc., Centurytel Inc, CF Industries, Chesapeake Energy, Clean Harbors , Coeur D'Alene, Compass Diversified Holdings, Continental Res, Corrections Corp of America, Delek, Duke Energy (All Sessions), Endeavour International, Halcon Resources, Kimco Realty Cp, Millennial Media Inc, Molson Coors Br, Molycorp, Pepco Holdings, QEP Resources, Roundy's Inc, SandRidge Energy, Silver Bay Realty Trust, Sotheby's, Spectra Energy, Spectrum Brands Holdings, Two Harbors Inv Corp, Unum Group

Thursday 08 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 5.8% 5.9% 5.8%
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.2% -0.5%
House Price Index UK (Halifax) House Price Index UK (Halifax) Chart -1.1% 0.9% -0.2%
BoE QE Total   375bln GB 375bln GB 375bln GB
BoE Rate Decision BoE Rate Decision Chart 0.50% 0.50% 0.5%
ECB Rate Decision ECB Rate Decision Chart 0.25% 0.25% 0.25%
House Starts Annualized House Starts Annualized Chart 156.8k 175.0k 194.8k
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 344k 325k 319k

Corporate Statements

Flag of the USA
Air Lease Corporation, Ameren Corp, Apache Corp, Cablevision Systems, Calgon Carb, CBS Corp, Computer Science, Dean Foods Co, Gain Capital, Gap Inc, Harsco Corporation, Health Care REIT, Inc., Hill International, Intercontinental Exchange, Louisiana Pacific, McDonalds (All Sessions), National Fuel Gas Co., Natl Semiconduct, Parker Drilling, Scripps Networks Interactive, Spirit Realty Capital Inc, Teradata Corporation, The AES Corp, The St Joe Company, WhiteWave Foods Co.
Flag of Great Britain
ADVFN, Avocet Mining, BT Group, Centrica, Cineworld Group, Derwent London, IMI, LSL Property Services, Morgan Sindall Group, Morrison(WM.)Supermarkets, Murray Income Trust, Perform Group, Provident Financial, Prudential, RSA Insurance Group, Sage Group, Standard Chartered, Supergroup, Vitec Group (The), Wetherspoon(J.D.)

Friday 09 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
CPI Month on Month (China) CPI Month on Month (China) Chart -0.5% -0.1% -0.3%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -2.3% -1.8% -2.0%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 15.7bln EU 16.6bln EU 14.8bln EU
Industrial Production Year on Year (wda) Industrial Production Year on Year (wda) Chart 0.4% 1.2% -0.4%
Industrial Production Month on Month (sa) Industrial Production Month on Month (sa) Chart -0.5% 0.3% -0.5%
Trade Balance Non-EU Trade Balance Non-EU Chart -2.92bln GB -3.10bln GB -3.190bln GB
Manufacturing Output Year on Year Manufacturing Output Year on Year Chart 3.8% 2.9% +3.3%
Manufacturing Output Month on Month Manufacturing Output Month on Month Chart 1.0% 0.3% +0.5%
Industrial Production Year on Year Industrial Production Year on Year Chart 2.7% 2.4% +2.3%
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart 0.9% -0.2% -0.1%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -9.09bln GB -9.00bln GB -8.478bln GB
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 6.9% 6.9% 6.9%

Corporate Statements

Flag of the USA
Amer Elec Pwr, EW Scripps, Hilton Worldwide, Leucadia National Corporation, NorthStar Realty Finance Corp, Polo Ralph Lauren, Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Flag of Great Britain
Bank of Georgia Holdings, Clarkson, Drax Group, IAG, Johnston Press, MAN Group, Petrofac, TT Electronics, Tullett Prebon

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