Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 18/02/13


Monday 18 February

Corporate Statements

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Hiwave Tech, Lok'n Store Group, Sareum

Tuesday 19 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
ZEW Economic sentiment ZEW Economic sentiment Chart 31.5 35.0 48.2
ZEW Current Conditions ZEW Current Conditions Chart 7.1 9.0 5.2
Imports Year on Year Imports Year on Year Chart 1.9% 1.6% +7.3%
Exports Year on Year Exports Year on Year Chart -5.8% 5.6% +6.4%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -641.5bln JP -1375.1bln JP -1629.4bln JP

Corporate Statements

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Akers Bioscience, CF Industries, Genuine Parts Co, Marriott, Medtronic Inc, Millennial Media Inc, Nisource Inc, Northeast Utilities, QEP Resources, Sealed Air Cp, Sunstone HTL, Terex Corp

Wednesday 20 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 1.7% 1.7% 1.7%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.3% 0.3% 0.8%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 1.5% 1.2% 1.7%
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart 0.4% -0.3% -0.6%
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 1.5% 1.6% 1.4%
Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Chart 1.5% 1.4% +1.4%
Unemployment Rate (ILO) Unemployment Rate (ILO) Chart 7.7% 7.7% 7.8%
MPC Vote For Rate Cut   0 0 0
MPC Vote For Rate Hike   0 0 0
Claimant Count Unemployment Change Claimant Count Unemployment Change Chart -12.1k -5.0k -12.5k
MPC Vote For Rate Unchanged   9 9 9
ZEW Investor Sentiment   -6.9 10
PPI Core Year on Year PPI Core Year on Year Chart 2.0% 1.6% +1.8%
Housing Starts Housing Starts Chart 0.954mln 0.925mln 0.890mln
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.3% 0.4% +0.2%
PPI Core Month on Month PPI Core Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.2% +0.2%

Corporate Statements

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Ameren Corp, Devon Energy, DTE Energy, EXCO Resources, Fluor Corp, Gov Prop Income Trust, MGM Mirage, Newfield Exploration Company, Office Depot, Officemax, Questar Corp, Southwestern Energy, Walter Energy, Williams Comps
Flag of Great Britain
BHP Billiton ADR, Centaur Media, Galliford Try Holdings, Herald INV TST, London Capital, Mucklow(A.& J.)Group, Rathbone Bros, Rexam, RSA Insurance Group, Spectris, STV Group, Tanfield Group, Travis Perkins

Thursday 21 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Public Sector Borrowing ex Financial Interventions Public Sector Borrowing ex Financial Interventions Chart 15.419bln GB -8.150bln GB -11.406bln GB
Public Sector Net Borrowing   13.21bln GB -11.20bln GB -9.861bln GB
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 341k 355k 362k
CPI Year on Year (nsa) CPI Year on Year (nsa) Chart 1.7% 1.6% +1.6%
CPI Month on Month (sa) CPI Month on Month (sa) Chart 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
Existing Home Sales Existing Home Sales Chart 4.94mln 4.90mln 4.92mln
Philadelphia Fed Business Index Philadelphia Fed Business Index Chart -5.8 1.0 -12.5

Corporate Statements

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Aircastle, American International Group, Cabot Oil & Gas, Calgon Carb, Chesapeake Energy, CMS Energy Corp, Couer D'Alene, Denbury Resources, Flowserve Corporation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hormel Foods Corporation, Host Hotels & Resorts, Mohawk Inds, Newmont Mining, Nordstrom Inc, Parker Drilling, PG&E Corp, Public Service Enterprise, Public Storage , Quanta Services, Reliance Steel, Safeway Inc, Scana Corporation, World Fuel
Flag of Great Britain
Animalcare Group, Ashmore Group, CSR, Dunedin Smaller Cos INV TST, Filtrona, Go-Ahead Group, Jarvis Secs, Kingfisher, Ladbrokes, Lancashire Holdings, Micro Focus International, Mondi, Premier Foods, RM, Sports Direct International

Friday 22 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP Quarter on Quarter GDP Quarter on Quarter Chart -0.6% -0.6%
GDP Year on Year GDP Year on Year Chart 0.1% 0.1%
IFO Expectations IFO Expectations Chart 100.5 101.3 104.6
IFO Current Conditions IFO Current Conditions Chart 108.0 108.5 110.2
CPI Final Month on Month   -2.0% -2.0% -2.0%
IFO Business Climate IFO Business Climate Chart 104.2 105.0 107.4
CPI Final Year on Year   2.4% 2.4% 2.4%
Consumer Confidence   84.6 84.8 86.0
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart -3.10% -3.8%
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart -0.40% 0.2%
CPI BoC Core Year on Year CPI BoC Core Year on Year Chart 1.1% 1.1% +1.0%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 0.8% 0.7% +0.5%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart -0.6% 0.2% +0.1%
CPI Boc Core Month on Month CPI Boc Core Month on Month Chart -0.6% 0.1% +0.1%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.2% -0.3% -2.1%

Corporate Statements

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Aberc Fitch A, Interpublic Group, Pinnacl West Cap, Washington Post Co
Flag of Great Britain
JPMorgan Emerging Mkts INV TRST, Media Corp, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, Vianet Group

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