Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 19/01/15


Monday 19 January

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Industrial Production Revised Industrial Production Revised Chart -0.6% -0.5%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 37.7 38.8

Corporate Statements

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Alliance Pharma, Bankers INV TST, Centaur Media, Greene King, Rio Tinto, SDL, Thorntons

Tuesday 20 January

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 11.7% 11.7% +11.9%
China GDP Year on Year China GDP Year on Year Chart 7.3% 7.2% +7.3%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.0% -0.4% -0.7%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -0.9% -1.4% -1.7%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 1.373bln EU 0.815bln EU
ZEW Current Conditions ZEW Current Conditions Chart 10.0 14.8 22.4
ZEW Economic sentiment ZEW Economic sentiment Chart 34.9 40.0 48.4

Corporate Statements

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BHP Billiton ADR, IG Group Holdings, IQE, Stock Spirits, Unilever, William Hill

Wednesday 21 January

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Chart 1.4% 1.7% 1.7%
Unemployment Rate (ILO) Unemployment Rate (ILO) Chart 6.0% 5.9% 5.8%
Claimant Count Unemployment Change Claimant Count Unemployment Change Chart -26.9k pers -25.0k pers -29.7k pers
MPC Vote For Rate Cut   0 0 0
MPC Vote For Rate Unchanged   7 7.0 9
MPC Vote For Rate Hike   2 2.0 0
ZEW Investor Sentiment   -4.9 -10.8
Housing Starts Housing Starts Chart 1.028m 1.040m 1.089m
BoC Rate Decision   1.00% 1.00% 0.75%

Corporate Statements


Thursday 22 January

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Public Sector Net Borrowing   13.414bln mo 9.000bln mo 12.465bln mo
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart 0.00% 0.1%
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart -0.80% -2.3%
ECB Rate Decision ECB Rate Decision Chart 0.05% 0.05%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 316k pers 300k pers 307k pers

Corporate Statements

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Alaska Airlines, BB&T Corp, Cap One Financial, Fed Investors, Flagstar Bancorp, Hexcel Corp, Janus Capital Gp, Johnson Controls, Keycorp New, Old Republic International Corp, Precision Cast, Premier Global Services, Southwest Airlines, Travelers Companies, Union Pacific Cp, Verizon Comms Inc
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Balfour Beatty, Boot (Henry), Card Factory, Chemring Group, Countrywide, EMIS Group, Findel, Headlam Group, Monitise, Oxford Instruments, Paragon Group of Companies, Royal Mail, St.James's Place, Workspace Group

Friday 23 January

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 6.4% 3.0% +4.3%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 1.6% -0.6% +0.4%
CPI BoC Core Year on Year CPI BoC Core Year on Year Chart 2.1% 2.2% 2.2%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 2.0% 1.5% 1.5%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart -0.4% -0.6% -0.7%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.0% -0.2% +0.4%
CPI Boc Core Month on Month CPI Boc Core Month on Month Chart -0.2% -0.4% -0.3%
Existing Home Sales Existing Home Sales Chart 4.93m 5.06m 5.04m

Corporate Statements

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Close Bros Group, Enquest, Premier Foods

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