Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 25/08/14


Monday 25 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
IFO Business Climate IFO Business Climate Chart 108.0 107.0 106.3
IFO Current Conditions IFO Current Conditions Chart 112.9 112.0 111.1
IFO Expectations IFO Expectations Chart 103.4 102.0 101.7
New Home Sales-Units Month on Month New Home Sales-Units Month on Month Chart 0.406mln 0.430mln 0.412mln

Tuesday 26 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Durable Goods   1.7% 7.5% +22.6%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 90.9 89.0 92.4

Corporate Statements

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Antofagasta, Bunzl, Petrofac, Stagecoach Group, UTV Media
Flag of the USA
Best Buy Co Inc

Wednesday 27 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart 9.0 9.0 8.6
Consumer Confidence   104.6 104.0 101.9

Corporate Statements

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Candover Investments, Churchill China, Evraz, Fisher(James)& Sons, Foxtons, Hansteen Holdings
Flag of the USA
APR Energy, Bally Technologies, Brown Forman B

Thursday 28 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Change (sa) Unemployment Change (sa) Chart -12k -5k 1k
Unemployment Rate (sa) Unemployment Rate (sa) Chart 6.7% 6.7% 6.7%
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart -0.70% 0.0%
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart -0.50% -2.6%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -8.4 -10.0 -10.0
Business Climate Business Climate Chart 0.17 0.10 0.16
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 102.2 101.5 100.6
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart -3.8 -4.5 -5.3
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart 3.6 3.5 3.1
CPI Final Month on Month   0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 298k 300k 298k
Pending Home Sales Month on Month Pending Home Sales Month on Month Chart -1.1% 0.5% +3.3%

Corporate Statements

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Anglo Pacific Group, Arrow Global, Bankers INV TST, Diamondcorp, Hunting, Frontier IP Group, Macfarlane Group, Marshalls, Melrose Industries, Petropavlovsk, Salamander Energy, Soco International, Sopheon, Stock Spirits, STV Group, Unite Group, Xaar

Friday 29 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -2 -1 +1
CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year Chart 3.3% 3.3% 3.3%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 3.7% 3.7% 3.8%
CPI Overall Nationwide CPI Overall Nationwide Chart 3.6% 3.4%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -0.6% 0.1% +0.5%
Industrial Production Prelim   -3.4% 1.0% +0.2%
Dallas Fed PCE Dallas Fed PCE Chart 1.8% 1.4%
House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) Chart 10.6% 10.1% +11.0%
House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) Chart 0.1% 0.1% +0.8%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 1.3% 0.1% -1.4%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 0.4% 1.5% 0.7%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.0% -0.3%
Unemployment Rate   12.3% 12.3% 12.6%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 11.5% 11.5% 11.5%
GDP Final Year on Year   -0.3% -0.3% -0.2%
GDP Final Quarter on Quarter GDP Final Quarter on Quarter Chart -0.2% -0.2% -0.2%
GDP Quarter on Quarter GDP Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.3% +0.8%
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart 0.2% -0.2%
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 0.4% 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 Core Price Index Year on Year PCE Core Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.5% +1.5%
PCE Price Index Month on Month PCE Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.1% +0.1%
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.6% +1.6%
GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised Chart 1.2% 2.7% +3.1%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.2% +0.3%
Industrial PPI Year on Year Industrial PPI Year on Year Chart 3.0% 2.9%
Industrial PPI Month on Month Industrial PPI Month on Month Chart -0.1% -0.2% -0.3%
Chicago PMI Chicago PMI Chart 52.6 56.0 64.3

Corporate Statements

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Afren, Berendsen, Chesnara, Computacenter, Headlam Group, London & Assoc Properties, Perform Group, Restaurant Group
Flag of the USA
Big Lots Inc

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