Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 24/08/26


Tuesday 25 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP Quarter on Quarter GDP Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.2% 0.2%
GDP Year on Year GDP Year on Year Chart 0.9% 0.9%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 86 87
IFO Business Climate Expectations IFO Business Climate Expectations Chart 86.7 87.5
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 90.8 90.1
New Home Sales-Units Month on Month New Home Sales-Units Month on Month Chart 0.628Mln 0.620Mln

Wednesday 26 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
ZEW Investor Sentiment   10.0
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 3.7% 3.6%
PCE Core Price Index Month on Month PCE Core Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.2%
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart 0.4%
PCE Core Price Index Year on Year PCE Core Price Index Year on Year Chart 3.3% 3.3%
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.2%
Durable Goods   0.5% 0.5%
PCE Price Index Month on Month PCE Price Index Month on Month Chart -0.1% 0.1%
Dallas Fed PCE Dallas Fed PCE Chart 1.4%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   4.405Mln

Thursday 27 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -29.6 -30.0
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.6%

Friday 28 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 2.5% 2.5%
GDP Detailed Quarter on Quarter   0.2% 0.2%
Unemployment Change (sa) Unemployment Change (sa) Chart 6k 7k
Unemployment Rate (sa) Unemployment Rate (sa) Chart 6.4% 6.4%
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart -6.1 -5.8
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart 4.7 5.0
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 96.9 97.5
Business Climate Business Climate Chart -0.19
Consumer Confidence   94.2
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -15.5
GDP Quarter on Quarter GDP Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.0%
GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised Chart -0.1% 3.4%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.2%
Univ Michigan Conditions Univ Michigan Conditions Chart 51.8
Univ Michigan Sentiment Univ Michigan Sentiment Chart 51.0 51.0
Univ Michigan Expectation Univ Michigan Expectation Chart 50.6

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