Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 11/08/14


Monday 11 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 41.1 41.5
House Starts Annualized House Starts Annualized Chart 198.2k 193.0k 200.1k

Corporate Statements

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Dean Foods Co, Gain Capital, Millennial Media Inc, Opko Health Inc, Planet Payment, Ventas
Flag of Great Britain
Balfour Beatty, Carclo, Gresham Computing, Huntsworth, Lombard Medical, Murray International Trust, St.Ives, SVG Capital

Tuesday 12 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales (Office for National Stats) Retail Sales (Office for National Stats) Chart -0.80% 0.55% -0.3%
Industrial Production Revised Industrial Production Revised Chart -3.3% -3.4%
CPI Final Month on Month   -2.1% -2.1% -2.1%
CPI Final Year on Year   0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
ZEW Economic sentiment ZEW Economic sentiment Chart 27.1 18.2 8.6
ZEW Current Conditions ZEW Current Conditions Chart 61.8 55.5 44.3

Corporate Statements

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Towers Watson & Co, URS Corporation

Wednesday 13 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP Quarter on Quarter   1.6% -1.8% -1.7%
Consumer Sentiment Consumer Sentiment Chart 1.9% +3.8%
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 12.4% 12.4% 12.2%
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 0.8% 0.8% 0.8%
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart 0.0% -0.4% -0.4%
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 0.6% 0.6% +0.6%
Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Chart 0.3% -0.1% -0.2%
Unemployment Rate (ILO) Unemployment Rate (ILO) Chart 6.5% 6.4% 6.4%
Claimant Count Unemployment Change Claimant Count Unemployment Change Chart -36.3k -30.0k -33.6k
ZEW Investor Sentiment   0.1 -1.0 2.5
Industrial Production Year on Year Industrial Production Year on Year Chart 0.5% 0.1% 0.0%
Industrial Production Month on Month   -1.1% 0.3% -0.3%
Retail Sales Month on Month   0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
Retail Sales Ex-Auto Month on Month   0.4% 0.4% 0.1%
Business Inventories Month on Month Business Inventories Month on Month Chart 0.5% 0.4% +0.4%

Corporate Statements

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Accsys Technologies, Admiral Group, Associated British Foods, Capital & Regional, CLS Holdings, Eckoh Tech, Enquest, G4S, Lookers, Michael Page International, Pennon Group, Tribal Group
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Hillshire Brands, Macy's, Pinnacle Foods, The Progressive

Thursday 14 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.00% 0.1% 0.0%
GDP Flash Estimate Quarter on Quarter GDP Flash Estimate Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.8% 0.0% -0.2%
GDP Flash Estimate Year on Year GDP Flash Estimate Year on Year Chart 2.5% 1.5% 0.8%
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
GDP Flash estimate Year on Year   0.9% 0.7% 0.7%
GDP Flash Estimate Quarter on Quarter GDP Flash Estimate Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart 0.1% -0.6% -0.7%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 289k 295k 311k

Corporate Statements

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Carclo, Carillion, Carpetright, Cineworld Group, Micro Focus International, NB Global Floating Rate Income, Ophir Energy, Partnership Assurance Group, Rank Group, The European Investment Trust, UTV Media, Vitec Group (The), Yougov
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Agilent, J C Penney Co, Kohls Corp, Nordstrom Inc, RSP Permian, Wal Mart

Friday 15 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP 2nd Release Year on Year GDP 2nd Release Year on Year Chart 3.1% 3.1% +3.2%
GDP 2nd Release Quarter on Quarter   0.8% 0.8% +0.8%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 7.1% 7.1% 7.0%
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.3% +0.4%

Corporate Statements

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