Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 06/03/17


Monday 06 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart -0.1%
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart -0.1% 0.4% +0.4%
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart 1.3% 1.0% +1.2%
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart 1.3% 1.2%

Corporate Statements

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Harvest Natural Resources
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Abcam, Arcontech, Devro, HgCapital Trust, Informa, Jupiter US Smaller Companies, Plant Impact, Sula Iron

Tuesday 07 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales (Office for National Stats) Retail Sales (Office for National Stats) Chart -0.6%
Retail Sales (Office for National Stats) Retail Sales (Office for National Stats) Chart -0.6% 0.20% -0.4%
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 1.50% 1.50% 1.50%
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 1.50%
House Price Index UK (Halifax) House Price Index UK (Halifax) Chart -0.9% 0.3% +0.1%
House Price Index UK (Halifax) House Price Index UK (Halifax) Chart -0.9%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 0.9%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.6%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.6% 1.0%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 0.9% 2.5%
GDP Revised Quarter on Quarter GDP Revised Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
GDP Revised Year on Year GDP Revised Year on Year Chart 1.7% 1.7% 1.7%
GDP Revised Year on Year GDP Revised Year on Year Chart 1.7%
GDP Revised Quarter on Quarter GDP Revised Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.4%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 0.92bln C$
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -44.3bln $ -48.5bln $ -48.5bln $
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 0.92bln C$ 0.70bln C$ 0.81bln C$
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -44.3bln $ -45.5bln $
GDP Revised Quarter on Quarter GDP Revised Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.2% 0.4% +0.3%
GDP Revised Quarter on Quarter GDP Revised Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.2%

Corporate Statements

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Brown Forman B, Dicks Sporting, Nimble Storage, Pier 1 Imports, Red Lion Hotels, Willbros Group, Inc.
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Aggreko, Autins Group, Bioquell, Craneware, Direct Line Insurance Group, Headlam Group, Ibstock, Frontier IP Group, John Laing Group, LSL Property Services, Luxfer Holdings, SDL, Servelec Group, Shawbrook Group PLC, St.Ives, Tritax Big Box
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Brown Forman B, Dicks Sporting, Nimble Storage, Pier 1 Imports, Red Lion Hotels, Willbros Group, Inc.
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Aggreko, Autins Group, Bioquell, Craneware, Direct Line Insurance Group, Headlam Group, Ibstock, Frontier IP Group, John Laing Group, LSL Property Services, Luxfer Holdings, SDL, Servelec Group, Shawbrook Group PLC, St.Ives, Tritax Big Box

Wednesday 08 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart -3.0% 2.5% 2.8%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -3.42bln EU -7.94bln EU
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart 246k 190k 298.0k
House Starts Annualized House Starts Annualized Chart 207.4k 200.0k 210.2k

Corporate Statements

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Amplify Snack Brands, Hill International, Valspar Corp
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4imprint Group, Admiral Group, Anpario, Breedon Group, Ceres Power Holdings, CLS Holdings, Dignity, Foxtons, Hill & Smith Hldgs, Inmarsat, Lookers, Microgen, Restaurant Group, Stock Spirits, Wandisco

Thursday 09 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
CPI Month on Month (China) CPI Month on Month (China) Chart 1.0% 0.6% -0.2%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 6.9% 7.7% 7.8%
ECB Rate Decision ECB Rate Decision Chart 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 223k 235k 243k

Corporate Statements

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Allergy Therapeutics, Capital & Regional, Charles Taylor, Cineworld Group, Countrywide, Domino's Pizza Group, Impellam Group, Intl Game Tech, Old Mutual, Portmeirion, Restore, Residential Secure Income, Huntington Bancshares, Smith (DS), Symphony Environmental, TT Electronics
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Care.com, EXCO Resources, Verifone Systems

Friday 10 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 18.4bln EU 18.0bln EU 18.5bln EU
Industrial Production Month on Month   -0.9% 0.5% -0.3%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -10.890bln GB -11.05bln GB -10.833bln GB
Trade Balance Non-EU Trade Balance Non-EU Chart -2.114bln GB -2.50bln GB -2.447bln GB
Manufacturing Output Year on Year Manufacturing Output Year on Year Chart 4.0% 3.0% +2.7%
Manufacturing Output Month on Month Manufacturing Output Month on Month Chart 2.1% -0.6% -0.9%
Industrial Production Year on Year Industrial Production Year on Year Chart 4.3% 3.3% +3.2%
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart 1.1% -0.4% -0.4%
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 227k 190k +235k
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 4.8% 4.7% 4.7%
Average Earnings Average Earnings Chart 0.1% 0.3% +0.2%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 6.8% 6.8% 6.6%

Corporate Statements

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Progress Energy
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Progress Energy
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Esure, Oxford Pharma Group, Pacific Horizon INV TST, Wetherspoon(J.D.)
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Esure, Oxford Pharma Group, Pacific Horizon INV TST, Wetherspoon(J.D.)

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