Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 13/03/17


Monday 13 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Industrial Production Month on Month (sa) Industrial Production Month on Month (sa) Chart 1.4% -0.8% -2.3%
Industrial Production Year on Year (wda) Industrial Production Year on Year (wda) Chart 6.6% 3.3% -0.5%

Corporate Statements

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Enzo Biochem, Versecon
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Enzo Biochem, Versecon

Tuesday 14 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 10.9% 10.5% +9.5%
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 2.2% 2.2% 2.2%
Industrial Production Year on Year Industrial Production Year on Year Chart 2.0% 0.9% 0.6%
ZEW Current Conditions ZEW Current Conditions Chart 76.4 78.0 77.3
ZEW Economic sentiment ZEW Economic sentiment Chart 10.4 13.1 12.8
Industrial Production Month on Month   -1.6% 1.3% 0.9%

Corporate Statements

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Antofagasta, Bango, Close Bros Group, Fidelity European Values, French Connection Group, Gresham Computing, Gym Group, Interquest Group, Investec, Kalibrate Technologies, LMS Capital, Ocado Group, Pantheon International, Petards Group, Prudential
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Cobalt International Energy, Inc
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Cobalt International Energy, Inc
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Antofagasta, Bango, Close Bros Group, Fidelity European Values, French Connection Group, Gresham Computing, Gym Group, Interquest Group, Investec, Kalibrate Technologies, LMS Capital, Ocado Group, Pantheon International, Petards Group, Prudential

Wednesday 15 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Sentiment Consumer Sentiment Chart 2.3% +0.1%
Industrial Production Revised Industrial Production Revised Chart -0.8% -0.4%
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 1.6% 1.4% 1.4%
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart -0.3% 0.1% 0.2%
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart -0.50% 1.4%
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart -0.20% -0.1%
Claimant Count Unemployment Change Claimant Count Unemployment Change Chart -42.4k -5.0k -11.3k
Unemployment Rate (ILO) Unemployment Rate (ILO) Chart 4.8% 4.8% 4.7%
Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Chart 2.6% 2.4% +2.2%
Unemployment Year on Year Unemployment Year on Year Chart 1.2% 1.1%
CPI Final Month on Month   0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
CPI Final Year on Year   1.6% 1.6% 1.6%
Retail Sales Month on Month   0.4% 0.1% 0.1%
Retail Sales Ex-Auto Month on Month   0.8% 0.2% 0.2%
CPI Year on Year (nsa) CPI Year on Year (nsa) Chart 2.5% 2.7% +2.7%
CPI Month on Month (sa) CPI Month on Month (sa) Chart 0.6% 0.0% +0.1%
Business Inventories Month on Month Business Inventories Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.3% +0.3%
FOMC Rate Decision   0.625% 0.875% 0.75-1.00%

Corporate Statements

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Jabil Circuit, Penn Virginia Corp, Titan International
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Jabil Circuit, Penn Virginia Corp, Titan International

Thursday 16 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 5.7% 5.7% 5.9%
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart -0.8% 0.4% 0.4%
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 2.0% 2.0% 2.0%
BoE QE Total   435bln GB 435bln GB 435.0bln GB
BoE Rate Decision BoE Rate Decision Chart 0.25% 0.25% 0.25%
MPC Vote For Rate Unchanged   9 9 8
MPC Vote For Rate Hike   0 0 1
MPC Vote For Rate Cut   0 0 0
Philadelphia Fed Business Index Philadelphia Fed Business Index Chart 43.3 30.0 32.8
Housing Starts Housing Starts Chart 1.246mln 1.260mln 1.288mln
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 243k 240k 241k

Corporate Statements

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Dollar General, EXCO Resources, Vivint Solar

Friday 17 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 0.124bln EU 0.317bln EU
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 28.1bln EU -0.6bln EU
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart -0.3% 0.2% 0.0%

Corporate Statements

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The Progressive, Tiffany & Co
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Berkeley Group Holdings (The), Concha, Horizonte Minerals
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Berkeley Group Holdings (The), Concha, Horizonte Minerals

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