Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 21/05/18


Monday 21 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 797.0Bln JP 405.6Bln JP +626.0Bln JP
Exports Year on Year Exports Year on Year Chart 2.1% 8.1% +7.8%
Imports Year on Year Imports Year on Year Chart -0.6% 9.6% +5.9%

Corporate Statements

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Bank of Georgia Group

Tuesday 22 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Public Sector Net Borrowing   -0.262Bln GB 7.100Bln GB 6.230Bln GB

Corporate Statements


Wednesday 23 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
ILO Unemployment Rate ILO Unemployment Rate Chart 8.90% 8.80% 9.2%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 2.5% 2.5% +2.4%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.5% +0.4%
PPI Core Year on Year (nsa) PPI Core Year on Year (nsa) Chart 2.2% 2.1% +2.4%
RPI Year on Year RPI Year on Year Chart 3.3% 3.4% +3.4%
RPI Month on Month RPI Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.5% +0.5%
PPI Core Month on Month (nsa) PPI Core Month on Month (nsa) Chart 0.1% 0.3% +0.1%
New Home Sales-Units Month on Month New Home Sales-Units Month on Month Chart 0.694Mln 0.679Mln 0.662Mln
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   -1.404Mln -0.525Mln 5.778Mln

Corporate Statements

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Lowes Companies, Polo Ralph Lauren, Target Corp (All Sessions), Tiffany & Co
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Lowes Companies, Polo Ralph Lauren, Target Corp (All Sessions), Tiffany & Co
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Babcock International Group, Britvic, Great Portland Estates, Keller Group, Marks & Spencer Group, Restaurant Group, Severn Trent, The European Investment Trust, Vedanta Resources
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Babcock International Group, Britvic, Great Portland Estates, Keller Group, Marks & Spencer Group, Restaurant Group, Severn Trent, The European Investment Trust, Vedanta Resources

Thursday 24 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP Year on Year GDP Year on Year Chart 1.6% 1.6% 1.6%
GDP Quarter on Quarter GDP Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart 10.8 10.8 10.7
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 1.1% 0.1% +1.4%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -1.2% 0.7% +1.6%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 222k 225k 234k
Existing Home Sales Existing Home Sales Chart 5.60Mln 5.57Mln 5.46Mln

Corporate Statements

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Best Buy Co Inc, Gap Inc, Hormel Foods Corporation, Mckesson Corp, Stage Stores, Veeva Systems

Friday 25 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP 2nd Release Quarter on Quarter   0.1% 0.1% +0.1%
GDP 2nd Release Year on Year GDP 2nd Release Year on Year Chart 1.2% 1.2% +1.2%
Durable Goods   2.6% -1.4% -1.7%

Corporate Statements

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Draper Espirit, F&C Capital & Income INV TST, Informa, Spectris, SSE, Volvere, Westminster Group
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Foot Locker
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Foot Locker

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