Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 20/02/17


Monday 20 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 1.0% 2.0% 2.4%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.3% 0.7%

Corporate Statements

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BGEO Group, Bovis Homes Group, City of London Investment Group, Gemfields Group (UK), Hammerson, Sareum, TR European Growth Trust

Tuesday 21 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 0.8% 1.6% 1.6%
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart 0.3% -0.2% -0.3%
Public Sector Net Borrowing   6.421bln GB -14.000bln GB -9.824bln GB

Corporate Statements

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Alternative Income, InterContinental Hotels Group, Lighthouse Group, Netcall, Synectics, Vernalis, Vitec Group (The)

Wednesday 22 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
IFO Expectations IFO Expectations Chart 103.2 103.0 104.0
CPI Final Month on Month   -2.0% -2.0% -1.7%
CPI Final Year on Year   0.7% 0.7% 1.0%
IFO Business Climate IFO Business Climate Chart 109.8 109.6 111.0
IFO Current Conditions IFO Current Conditions Chart 116.9 116.7 118.4
ZEW Investor Sentiment   18.5 19.4
GDP 2nd Release Quarter on Quarter   0.6% 0.6% +0.7%
GDP 2nd Release Year on Year GDP 2nd Release Year on Year Chart 2.2% 2.2% +2.0%
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 1.8% 1.8% 1.8%
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart 0.5% -0.8% -0.8%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.0% -0.5%
Existing Home Sales Existing Home Sales Chart 5.49mln 5.54mln 5.69mln

Corporate Statements

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Alleghany Corp, Chemtura Corporation, Clean Harbors, Continental Res, Convergys Cp, Energy Transfer Partners, FitBit, Health Care REIT, Inc., HollyFrontier, Host Hotels & Resorts, HP Inc. (All Sessions), Matador Resources, Natl Semiconduct, Nisource Inc, Paramount Group, Public Storage, QEP Resources, Range Resources Corp, Realty Income Corp, SandRidge Energy, Norfolk Southern, Spirit Realty Capital Inc, The Madison Square Garden Sports, Sturm and Ruger Co, Terex Corp, The Boston Beer Co., TJX Co, Toll Brothers, Tri Pointe Group, US Silica Holdings Inc
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Barratt Developments, Hotel Chocolat, Indivior Pharmaceuticals, JPMorgan Emerging Mkts INV TRST, McBride, Metro Bank, Serco Group, Weir Group

Thursday 23 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP Year on Year GDP Year on Year Chart 1.2% 1.6% 1.2%
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart 10.2 10.1 10.0
GDP Quarter on Quarter GDP Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart -0.70% -0.5%
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart 0.80% -0.2%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 239k 241k 244k

Corporate Statements

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Air Lease Corporation, Alliant Energy Corp, Alon USA Energy, American States Water Co, Amerus, Apache Corp, B&G Foods, Chesapeake Energy, Denbury Resources, Dynegy Inc., Hecla Mining, Hercules Technology Growth, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hormel Foods Corporation, Iron Mountain Incorporated, Kohls Corp, Mine Safety Appliances, Nordstrom Inc, Parsley Energy, Pinnacle Foods, Southwestern Energy, WayFair Inc, WPX Energy
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Greencoat UK Wind, Howden Joinery Group, Monitise, Morgan Sindall Group, Rathbone Bros, Tristel, Weatherly

Friday 24 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 100 100 100
Consumer Confidence   108.8 109.0 106.6
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 1.5% 1.6% +2.1%
CPI BoC Core Year on Year CPI BoC Core Year on Year Chart 1.6% +1.7%
CPI Boc Core Month on Month CPI Boc Core Month on Month Chart -0.3% +0.5%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart -0.2% 0.3% +0.9%
New Home Sales-Units Month on Month New Home Sales-Units Month on Month Chart 0.536mln 0.570mln 0.555mln

Corporate Statements

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Candover Investments, Jupiter Fund Management, Kennedy Wilson Real Estate, Pearson, Standard Chartered, Standard Life, Ted Baker, William Hill
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Cabot Oil & Gas, Comstock Resources, EW Scripps, Foot Locker, Harsco Corporation, J C Penney Co, KBR, Pinnacl West Cap, Public Service Enterprise, Rowan Cos Inc
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Cabot Oil & Gas, Comstock Resources, EW Scripps, Foot Locker, Harsco Corporation, J C Penney Co, KBR, Pinnacl West Cap, Public Service Enterprise, Rowan Cos Inc
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Candover Investments, Jupiter Fund Management, Kennedy Wilson Real Estate, Pearson, Standard Chartered, Standard Life, Ted Baker, William Hill

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