Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 16/03/15

Monday 16 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.2% +0.1%

Corporate Statements

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Fidelity European Values, Tribal Group
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Molycorp

Tuesday 17 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Year on Year Unemployment Year on Year Chart 0.6% 0.9%
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart -1.6% 0.6% 0.6%
ZEW Current Conditions ZEW Current Conditions Chart 45.5 50.0 55.1
ZEW Economic sentiment ZEW Economic sentiment Chart 53.0 58.2 54.8
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart -0.3% -0.3% -0.3%
Housing Starts Housing Starts Chart 1.065m 1.049m 0.897m
Exports Year on Year Exports Year on Year Chart 17.0% 0.3% +2.4%
Imports Year on Year Imports Year on Year Chart -9.0% 3.1% -3.6%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -1177.5bln mo -1050.7bln mo -424.6bln mo

Corporate Statements

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Antofagasta, French Connection Group, Gem Diamonds, IG Group Holdings, Just Eat, Mears Group, Regenersis, Sainsbury(J)
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Factset Research Systems, Quiksilver, RSP Permian

Wednesday 18 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 0.506bln EU 0.452bln EU
Unemployment Rate (ILO) Unemployment Rate (ILO) Chart 5.7% 5.6% 5.7%
Claimant Count Unemployment Change Claimant Count Unemployment Change Chart -38.6k pers -30.0k pers -31.0k pers
MPC Vote For Rate Cut   0 0 0
MPC Vote For Rate Hike   0 0.0 0
MPC Vote For Rate Unchanged   9 9.0 9
Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Chart 2.1% 2.2% +1.8%
ZEW Investor Sentiment   -73.0 -37.9
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 24.3bln mo 15.0bln mo 7.9bln mo
FOMC Rate Decision   0.25% 0-.25%

Corporate Statements

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Bloomsbury Publishing, Hochschild Mining, Imagination Technologies Group, Smiths Group
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The Progressive

Thursday 19 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Current Account Balance Current Account Balance Chart -100.3bln mo -103.2bln mo -113.5bln mo
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 289k pers 292k pers 291k pers
Philadelphia Fed Business Index Philadelphia Fed Business Index Chart 5.2ip 7.1ip 5.0ip

Corporate Statements

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Chemring Group, EMIS Group, Enquest, Next, Ophir Energy, Premier Farnell, PV Crystalox Solar, Savills, Ted Baker
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Care.com, Lennar Corp, Nike Inc Cl B

Friday 20 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.6% 0.2% 0.1%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -2.2% -1.9% -2.1%
Public Sector Net Borrowing   -9.405bln mo 7.700bln mo 6.216bln mo
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 1.0% 1.0% 1%
CPI BoC Core Year on Year CPI BoC Core Year on Year Chart 2.2% 2.1% 2.1%
CPI Boc Core Month on Month CPI Boc Core Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.5% 0.6%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -2.0% -0.7% -1.7%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart -0.2% 0.7% 0.9%

Corporate Statements

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Darden Rest, KB Home, Tiffany & Co
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Berkeley Group Holdings (The), Investec

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