Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 22/12/14


Monday 22 December

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Existing Home Sales Existing Home Sales Chart 5.26m 5.20m 4.93m

Tuesday 23 December

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Dallas Fed PCE Dallas Fed PCE Chart 1.8%
GDP Detailed Quarter on Quarter   0.3% 0.30% 0.3%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.2% -0.1%
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart -0.10% 0.0%
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart -0.50% -0.8%
Current Account Current Account Chart -23.100bln mo -21.50bln mo -27.0bln mo
GDP Final Year on Year   3.0% 3.0% 2.6%
GDP Final Quarter on Quarter GDP Final Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
Durable Goods   0.3% 2.9% -0.7%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.1% +0.3%
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart 0.2% +0.7%
New Home Sales-Units Month on Month New Home Sales-Units Month on Month Chart 0.458m 0.460m 0.438m
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.4% +1.2%
PCE Price Index Month on Month PCE Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.1% -0.2%
PCE Core Price Index Year on Year PCE Core Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.6% +1.4%
PCE Core Price Index Month on Month PCE Core Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.5% +0.4%

Corporate Statements

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Wednesday 24 December

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 289k pers 290k pers 280k pers

Corporate Statements


Thursday 25 December

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 3.5% 3.5% 3.5%
CPI Overall Nationwide CPI Overall Nationwide Chart 2.9% 2.4%
CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year Chart 2.9% 2.7% 2.7%
Industrial Production Prelim   0.4% 0.8% -0.6%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 1.4% 1.1% +0.4%

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