Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 18/03/19


Monday 18 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Industrial Production Revised Industrial Production Revised Chart -3.7% -3.4%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 17.0Bln EU 1.5Bln EU

Corporate Statements


Tuesday 19 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -0.613Bln EU 0.907Bln EU
Claimant Count Unemployment Change Claimant Count Unemployment Change Chart 14.2k 27.0k
Unemployment Rate (ILO) Unemployment Rate (ILO) Chart 4.0% 4.0% 3.9%
Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Chart 3.4% 3.2% 3.4%
ZEW Current Conditions ZEW Current Conditions Chart 15.0 11.7 11.1
ZEW Economic sentiment ZEW Economic sentiment Chart -13.4 -11.0 -3.6
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart 0.1% 0.3% 0.1%

Corporate Statements

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ASOS, Bloomsbury Publishing, Elecosoft, Judges Scientific, K3 Business Technology Group, Learning Technologies Group, Mears Group, Mortgage Advice Bureau, Nahl Group, Ocado Group, Real Estate Inv, Restore, Team17 Group, Tern, Tribal Group, Zotefoams

Wednesday 20 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 2.6% 2.9% 2.6%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.2% -0.1%
RPI Month on Month RPI Month on Month Chart -0.9% 0.7% 0.7%
PPI Core Year on Year (nsa) PPI Core Year on Year (nsa) Chart 2.4% 2.3% 2.2%
PPI Core Month on Month (nsa) PPI Core Month on Month (nsa) Chart 0.4% 0.2% 0.1%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 1.8% 1.8% 1.9%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart -0.8% 0.5% 0.5%
RPI Year on Year RPI Year on Year Chart 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   -3.862Mln 0.309Mln -9.589Mln
FOMC Rate Decision   2.375% 2.375% 2.250 - 2.500%

Corporate Statements

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General Mills, Guess ?
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General Mills, Guess ?
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ADVFN, Aquis Exchange, Centaur Media, Cloudbuy, Curtis Banks, Eland Oil & Gas, Empiric, GCP Student Living, Good Energy, IQE, Kier Group, Kingfisher, Pentagon Protection, Science in Sport, SDL, Ten Entertainment Group

Thursday 21 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 5.0% 5.0% 4.9%
Public Sector Net Borrowing   -15.759Bln GB 0.050Bln GB -0.664Bln GB
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 4.2% 3.3% 4.0%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 1.0% -0.4% 0.4%
MPC Vote For Rate Cut   0 0 0
MPC Vote For Rate Unchanged   9 9 9
MPC Vote For Rate Hike   0 0 0
BoE QE Total   435Bln GB 435Bln GB 435Bln GB
BoE Rate Decision BoE Rate Decision Chart 0.75% 0.75% 0.75%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 229k 225k 221k
Philadelphia Fed Business Index Philadelphia Fed Business Index Chart -4.1 4.5 13.7
CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year Chart 0.8% 0.8% 0.7%
CPI Overall Nationwide CPI Overall Nationwide Chart 0.2% 0.2%

Corporate Statements

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Fundsmith Emerging, Game Digital, Halma, LoopUp Group, Portmeirion, PV Crystalox Solar, Safestyle UK, Sopheon, Sound Energy, Sportech, Ted Baker, Thorpe(F.W.), Venture Life, Xaar
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Commercial Metals, Conagra Foods, Darden Rest, Nike Inc Cl B, Zuora, Inc
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Commercial Metals, Conagra Foods, Darden Rest, Nike Inc Cl B, Zuora, Inc

Friday 22 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -0.1% 0.4% -0.3%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 1.4% 1.4% 1.5%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.6% 0.7%
CPI Boc Core Month on Month CPI Boc Core Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.7%
CPI BoC Core Year on Year CPI BoC Core Year on Year Chart 1.5% 1.5%
Existing Home Sales Existing Home Sales Chart 4.94Mln 5.10Mln 5.51Mln
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart 0.1%

Corporate Statements

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Tiffany & Co

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