Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 25/02/13


Monday 25 February

Corporate Statements

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Calgon Carb, Dillard Cl A, Firstenergy, General Cable, Health Care REIT, Inc., Hecla Mining, Lowes Companies, Quicksilver Resources, Titan International

Tuesday 26 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 58.6 61.0 69.6
New Home Sales-Units Month on Month New Home Sales-Units Month on Month Chart 0.369mln 0.381mln 0.437mln
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 0.4% -1.3% -1.1%

Corporate Statements

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Andor Technology, Craneware, Croda International, Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Devro, Elementis, GKN, Goals Soccer, Provident Financial, Pursuit Dynamics, Barratt Redrow, Robert Walters, RSM Tenon Group, Whitbread, Wilmington Group

Wednesday 27 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart 5.8 5.9 5.9
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 86 86 86
GDP 2nd Release Quarter on Quarter   -0.3% -0.3% -0.3%
GDP 2nd Release Year on Year GDP 2nd Release Year on Year Chart 0.0% 0.0% +0.3%
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart -8.8 -8.5 -5.4
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -23.9 -23.6 -23.6
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart -13.9 -13.2 -11.2
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 89.2 89.8 91.1
Business Climate Business Climate Chart -1.09 -1.04 -0.73
Durable Goods   4.3% -4.4% -5.2%
Pending Home Sales Month on Month Pending Home Sales Month on Month Chart -4.3% 1.5% +4.5%
PMI Manufacturing   47.7 48.5
Industrial Production Prelim   2.4% 1.5% +1.0%

Corporate Statements

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Avacta, Avingtrans, Barratt Developments, Bodycote, Carillion, Centrica, Chemring Group, Dewhurst, Gooch & Housego, Henderson Group, Image Scan, Interserve, Murray International Trust, Oxford Biomedica, Petrofac, Promethean World, Restaurant Group, Segro, Weir Group
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CenterPoint Energy, Continental Res, DineEquity, Fortress Invest, ITT Corp, J C Penney Co, Joy Global Inc, MBIA Inc, Newmont Mining, NRG Energy, Pall Corp, Stillwater Mining Company, Sturm and Ruger Co, Target Corp (All Sessions), The AES Corp, TJX Co

Thursday 28 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -26 -27 -26
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.3% 0.2% 0.5%
Unemployment Rate (sa) Unemployment Rate (sa) Chart 6.8% 6.8% 6.9%
Unemployment Change (sa) Unemployment Change (sa) Chart -16k -5k -3k
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 2.0% 2.0% 2.0%
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart 0.4% -1.0% -1.0%
CPI Final Month on Month   -0.5% 0.7% 0.6%
Industrial PPI Year on Year Industrial PPI Year on Year Chart 0.2% -0.2%
Industrial PPI Month on Month Industrial PPI Month on Month Chart 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
PCE Prices PCE Prices Chart 1.2% 1.2% +1.5%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 362k 360k 344k
PCE Core Prices PCE Core Prices Chart 0.9% 0.9% +0.9%
GDP Deflator GDP Deflator Chart 0.6% 0.6% +0.9%
GDP Consumer Spending GDP Consumer Spending Chart 2.2% +2.1%
GDP Sales GDP Sales Chart 1.1% 1.7% +1.7%
GDP GDP Chart -0.1% 0.5% +0.1%
Chicago PMI Chicago PMI Chart 55.6 54.3 56.8
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 4.2% 4.2% 4.2%
CPI Overall Nationwide CPI Overall Nationwide Chart -0.1% -0.3%
CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year Chart -0.2% -0.2% -0.2%

Corporate Statements

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Air Lease Corporation, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc, Cablevision Systems, Esterline Technologies, Gap Inc, Integrys Energy, Iron Mountain Incorporated, Kodiak Oil and Gas, Kohls Corp, Methode Electronics, MGIC Investment, Molycorp, Newcastle Investment, Ocwen Financial, Palo Alto Networks (All Sessions), Petrohawk Energy, Red Lion Hotels, Rowan Cos Inc, Salesforce.Com, SandRidge Energy, Silver Bay Realty Trust, Sotheby's, The Progressive, The St Joe Company, US Bancorp, Western Refining, WPX Energy
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Begbies Traynor Group, British American Tobacco, Clean Air Power, Derwent London, Direct Line Insurance Group, Gleeson(M.J.)Group, Hargreaves Services, Helphire Group, Howden Joinery Group, Kazakhmys, Kier Group, Lavendon Group, LSL Property Services, MAN Group, National Express Group, Primary Health Properties, Reed Elsevier, Ricardo, Royal Bank Of Scotland Group, RPS Group, Safestore Holdings, Severfield-Rowen, Huntington Bancshares, Spirent Communications, St.James's Place, The Vitec Group, Victoria Oil & Gas, Xchanging, Zytronic

Friday 01 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Manufacturing (China) PMI Manufacturing (China) Chart 50.4 50.2 50.1
Dallas Fed PCE Dallas Fed PCE Chart 0.9%
House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) Chart 0.5% 0.2% 0.2%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -4.7% -1.8% 2.4%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -1.7% 1.0% 3.1%
House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) Chart 0.0% -0.1% 0.0%
PMI Manufacturing   47.8 47.5 45.8
PMI Manufacturing   43.6 43.6 43.9
PMI Manufacturing   50.1 50.1 50.3
PMI Manufacturing   47.8 47.8 47.9
Unemployment Rate   11.2% 11.3% 11.7%
PMI Manufacturing   50.8 51.0 47.9
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 11.7% 11.8% 11.9%
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 2.6% -2.2% -3.6%
PCE Core Price Index Year on Year PCE Core Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.4% +1.3%
PCE Price Index Month on Month PCE Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.0% 0.0%
PCE Core Price Index Month on Month PCE Core Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.0% 0.2% +0.1%
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.3% +1.2%
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart 0.2% +0.1%
GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised Chart 0.6% 0.6% +0.6%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.3% -0.2% -0.2%
GDP Quarter on Quarter GDP Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.1% +0.2%
PMI Manufacturing   50.50 51.7
Univ Michigan Expectation Univ Michigan Expectation Chart 68.7 69.0 70.2
Univ Michigan Conditions Univ Michigan Conditions Chart 88.0 88.0 89.0
Univ Michigan Sentiment Univ Michigan Sentiment Chart 76.3 76.3 77.6
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 53.1 52.5 54.2

Corporate Statements

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Advanced Medical Solutions Grp, ATH Resources, BBA Aviation, Berendsen, Fiberweb, Laird, Lloyds Banking Group, Rightmove, Stagecoach Group, Taylor Wimpey, PubMatic, William Hill

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