Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 24/03/14


Monday 24 March

Corporate Statements


Tuesday 25 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
IFO Expectations IFO Expectations Chart 108.3 107.6 106.4
IFO Current Conditions IFO Current Conditions Chart 114.4 114.6 115.2
IFO Business Climate IFO Business Climate Chart 111.3 111.0 110.7
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 1.9% 1.7% +1.7%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart -0.6% 0.5% +0.5%
RPI Year on Year RPI Year on Year Chart 2.8% 2.6% +2.7%
PPI Core Month on Month (nsa) PPI Core Month on Month (nsa) Chart 0.5% 0.0% +0.1%
PPI Core Year on Year (nsa) PPI Core Year on Year (nsa) Chart 1.2% 1.1% +1.1%
RPI Month on Month RPI Month on Month Chart -0.3% 0.6% +0.6%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 78.1 78.6 82.3
New Home Sales-Units Month on Month New Home Sales-Units Month on Month Chart 0.468mln 0.445mln 0.440mln

Corporate Statements

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Augean, Barr(A.G.), Carnival Corp, Corero Network Sec, Cyprotex, Easyjet, Epistem Holding, Faroe Petroleum, Gulfsands Petroleum, KBC Advanced Tech, Kingfisher, Lighthouse Group, Low & Bonar, Nanoco Group, Panmure Gordon, Polyus Gold International, Quixant PLC, Sinclair IS Pharma, Topps Tiles

Wednesday 26 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart 8.5 8.5 8.5
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart -2.60% -0.9%
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart -0.30% 0.0%
Consumer Confidence   97.5 98.4 101.7
Durable Goods   -1.0% 1.0% +2.2%

Corporate Statements

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APR Energy, Lindsay Corporation
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Alliance Pharma, Bellway, Carpetright, Euromoney Institutional Invest, First Derivative, Homeserve, IQE, Servicepower, Tui Travel, Vislink

Thursday 27 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 85 85 88
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 4.3% 2.5% +3.7%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -1.5% 0.5% +1.7%
GDP Deflator GDP Deflator Chart 1.6% 1.6% +1.6%
PCE Prices PCE Prices Chart 1.0% 1.0% +1.1%
PCE Core Prices PCE Core Prices Chart 1.3% 1.3% +1.3%
Corporate Profits Corporate Profits Chart 2.4% +2.0%
GDP GDP Chart 2.4% 2.7% +2.6%
GDP Sales GDP Sales Chart 2.3% 2.4% +2.7%
GDP Consumer Spending GDP Consumer Spending Chart 2.6% +3.3%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 320k 325k 311k
Pending Home Sales Month on Month Pending Home Sales Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.0% -0.8%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 3.7% 3.7% 3.6%
CPI Overall Nationwide CPI Overall Nationwide Chart 1.4% +1.5%
CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year Chart 1.3% 1.3% +1.3%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 4.4% 3.2% +3.6%

Corporate Statements

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Afren, Ashley(Laura)Hldgs, JKX Oil & Gas, London Stock Exchange Group, Plexus Holdings, RPC Group, Stock Spirits, Thomas Cook Group, WYG

Friday 28 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -7 -6 -5
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.6% 0.3% -0.1%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -1.5% -1.5% -1.4%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
Current Account Current Account Chart -20.72bln GB -14.00bln GB -22.4bln GB
GDP Final Quarter on Quarter GDP Final Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.7% 0.7% +0.7%
GDP Final Year on Year   2.7% 2.7% +2.7%
Business Climate Business Climate Chart 0.37 0.40 0.39
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -12.7 -12.5 -9.3
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart 3.2 3.5 4.2
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart -3.4 -3.4 -3.3
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 101.2 101.4 102.4
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.2% +0.3%
PCE Core Price Index Year on Year PCE Core Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.1% +1.1%
PCE Price Index Month on Month PCE Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.1% +0.1%
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart 0.3% +0.2%
PCE Core Price Index Month on Month PCE Core Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.1% +0.1%
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.2% +0.9%
CPI Final Month on Month   0.5% 0.4% 0.3%
Univ Michigan Expectation Univ Michigan Expectation Chart 69.4 70.2 70.0
Univ Michigan Conditions Univ Michigan Conditions Chart 96.1 96.3 95.7
Univ Michigan Sentiment Univ Michigan Sentiment Chart 79.9 80.5 80.0

Corporate Statements

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Avon Rubber, Catalyst Media, Futura Medical, Hydrodec, Imperial Innovations Group, Unite Group, Johnston Press, Qinetiq Group, Renew Holdings, Songbird Estates, St.Modwen Properties
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Akers Bioscience

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