Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 14/05/18


Monday 14 May

Corporate Statements


Tuesday 15 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 10.1% 10.0% 9.4%
GDP Flash Estimate Quarter on Quarter GDP Flash Estimate Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.6% 0.4% 0.3%
GDP Flash Estimate Year on Year GDP Flash Estimate Year on Year Chart 2.3% 1.8% 1.6%
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 1.8% 1.8% 1.8%
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart 1.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Unemployment Rate (ILO) Unemployment Rate (ILO) Chart 4.2% 4.2% 4.2%
Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Chart 2.8% 2.6% +2.6%
Claimant Count Unemployment Change Claimant Count Unemployment Change Chart 11.6k 7.8k +31.2k
GDP Flash estimate Year on Year   2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
Industrial Production Month on Month   -0.8% 0.7% 0.5%
ZEW Current Conditions ZEW Current Conditions Chart 87.9 86.2 87.4
ZEW Economic sentiment ZEW Economic sentiment Chart -8.2 -8.2 -8.2
GDP Flash Estimate Quarter on Quarter GDP Flash Estimate Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Industrial Production Year on Year Industrial Production Year on Year Chart 2.9% 3.7% 3.0%
Retail Sales Ex-Auto Month on Month   0.2% 0.5% +0.3%
Retail Sales Month on Month   0.6% 0.3% +0.3%
Business Inventories Month on Month Business Inventories Month on Month Chart 0.6% 0.1% 0.0%

Corporate Statements


Wednesday 16 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP Quarter on Quarter   0.4% 0.0% -0.2%
Consumer Sentiment Consumer Sentiment Chart -0.6% -0.6%
Industrial Production Revised Industrial Production Revised Chart 1.2% 1.4%
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 1.6% 1.6% 1.6%
CPI Final Month on Month   0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 1.2% 1.2% 1.2%
CPI Final Year on Year   0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart 1.0% 0.3% 0.3%
Housing Starts Housing Starts Chart 1.319Mln 1.310Mln 1.287Mln
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart 0.5% 0.6% +0.7%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   -2.197Mln -0.763Mln -1.404Mln

Corporate Statements

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Brewin Dolphin Hldgs, Burberry Group, Marston's, Micro Focus International, Mitchells & Butlers, National Express Group, Premier Oil, SSP Group
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EnerSys, Macy's, The Progressive

Thursday 17 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 5.5% 5.5% 5.6%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 1.130Bln EU 0.698Bln EU
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 18.9Bln EU
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 211k 219k 222k
Philadelphia Fed Business Index Philadelphia Fed Business Index Chart 23.2 21.0 34.4

Corporate Statements

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3i Group, Actual Experience, British Land Co, Euromoney Institutional Invest, Artemis UK Future Leaders, Grainger, Henderson European Focus Trust, Investec, Manchester United (US), National Grid, Royal Mail, Thomas Cook Group, Venn Life Sciences Holdings PLC
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Dillard Cl A, J C Penney Co, Nordstrom Inc, Wal Mart (All Sessions), Water Intelligence
Flag of Great Britain
3i Group, Actual Experience, British Land Co, Euromoney Institutional Invest, Artemis UK Future Leaders, Grainger, Henderson European Focus Trust, Investec, Manchester United (US), National Grid, Royal Mail, Thomas Cook Group, Venn Life Sciences Holdings PLC

Friday 18 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year Chart 0.9% 0.8% 0.7%
CPI Overall Nationwide CPI Overall Nationwide Chart 1.1% 0.6%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.3% 0.5%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 1.9% 1.8% 2.0%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 18.9Bln EU 26.9Bln EU
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.3% 0.6%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.4% +0.3%
CPI Boc Core Month on Month CPI Boc Core Month on Month Chart 0.2% +0.1%
CPI BoC Core Year on Year CPI BoC Core Year on Year Chart 1.4% +1.5%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 2.3% 2.3% +2.2%

Corporate Statements

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