Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 19/05/14


Monday 19 May

Corporate Statements

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Alent, Babcock International Group, Centaur Media, Chesnara, Cranswick, Gresham Computing, Innovation Group, Unite Group, JPMorgan American IT, Mears Group, Micro Focus International, PV Crystalox Solar, Ricardo, RIT Capital Partners, Shaftesbury Capital, Zotefoams

Tuesday 20 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.3% 0.0% -0.1%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -0.9% -0.8% -0.9%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 1.6% 1.7% 1.8%
RPI Month on Month RPI Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.5% 0.4%
RPI Year on Year RPI Year on Year Chart 2.5% 2.6% 2.5%
PPI Core Month on Month (nsa) PPI Core Month on Month (nsa) Chart 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
PPI Core Year on Year (nsa) PPI Core Year on Year (nsa) Chart 1.0% 1.0% 1.0%

Corporate Statements

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APR Energy, Dicks Sporting, Home Depot (All Sessions), Salesforce.Com, TJX Co
Flag of Great Britain
Afren, Bloomsbury Publishing, Blur Group, B2Gold Corp, First Derivative, Homeserve, Intermediate Capital Group, Marks & Spencer Group, Spirax-Sarco Engineering, Topps Tiles, Victrex, Vodafone Group

Wednesday 21 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Imports Year on Year Imports Year on Year Chart 18.1% 0.8% +3.4%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -1446.3bln JP -646.0bln JP -808.9bln JP
Exports Year on Year Exports Year on Year Chart 1.8% 4.8% +5.1%
Consumer Sentiment Consumer Sentiment Chart 0.3% -6.8%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.5% +1.3%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 4.2% 5.2% +6.9%
MPC Vote For Rate Cut   0 0 0
MPC Vote For Rate Unchanged   9 9 9
MPC Vote For Rate Hike   0 0 0

Corporate Statements

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FirstGroup, Great Portland Estates, Immupharma, Telecom Plus, The European Investment Trust, UK Mail Group, Vectura Group

Thursday 22 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP 2nd Release Year on Year GDP 2nd Release Year on Year Chart 3.1% 3.1% +3.1%
Public Sector Net Borrowing   4.86bln GB 3.50bln GB 9.631bln GB
Public Sector Borrowing ex Financial Interventions Public Sector Borrowing ex Financial Interventions Chart 6.693bln GB 4.500bln GB 7.364bln GB
GDP 2nd Release Quarter on Quarter   0.8% 0.8% +0.8%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.5% 0.3% -0.1%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 297k 310k 326k
Existing Home Sales Existing Home Sales Chart 4.59mln 4.68mln 4.65mln

Corporate Statements

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Best Buy Co Inc, Gamestop (All Sessions), Gap Inc
Flag of Great Britain
Amlin, Booker Group, Electrocomponents, Halfords Group, Hogg Robinson Group, IG Group Holdings, Local Shopping Reit (The), Mitchells & Butlers, Qinetiq Group, Royal Mail, SABMiller, Young & Co's Brewery Class A

Friday 23 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP Year on Year GDP Year on Year Chart 2.5% 2.3% 2.5%
GDP Quarter on Quarter GDP Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.8% 0.8% 0.8%
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart -0.20% -0.2%
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart -1.00% -3.5%
IFO Current Conditions IFO Current Conditions Chart 115.3 115.5 114.8
IFO Expectations IFO Expectations Chart 107.3 106.6 106.2
IFO Business Climate IFO Business Climate Chart 111.2 110.9 110.4
CPI Boc Core Month on Month CPI Boc Core Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
CPI BoC Core Year on Year CPI BoC Core Year on Year Chart 1.3% 1.4% 1.4%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 1.5% 2.0% 2%
New Home Sales-Units Month on Month New Home Sales-Units Month on Month Chart 0.384mln 0.425mln 0.433mln

Corporate Statements

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Assura Group, Blur Group, Close Bros Group, JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust, JPMorgan Euro Small Co. Trust, Quintain Estates & Development, Smiths Group

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