Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 25/02/19


Monday 25 February

Corporate Statements

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AIQ Limited, Bunzl, Croma Security, Finsbury Food, Goldplat, Hammerson, Quartix Holdings, RTC Group, Synairgen, Tekcapital, Tristel
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AIQ Limited, Bunzl, Croma Security, Finsbury Food, Goldplat, Hammerson, Quartix Holdings, RTC Group, Synairgen, Tekcapital, Tristel

Tuesday 26 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart 10.8 10.8 10.8
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 91 92 95
Housing Starts Housing Starts Chart 1.256Mln 1.250Mln 1.078Mln
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 120.2 124.7 131.4

Corporate Statements

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Augean, Babcock International Group, Drax Group, Fisher(James)& Sons, GW Pharmaceuticals, Hotel Chocolat, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, Lighthouse Group, Persimmon, Springfield Properties, Standard Chartered, Surface Transforms, Synectics, TR European Growth Trust, Travis Perkins
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Augean, Babcock International Group, Drax Group, Fisher(James)& Sons, GW Pharmaceuticals, Hotel Chocolat, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, Lighthouse Group, Persimmon, Springfield Properties, Standard Chartered, Surface Transforms, Synectics, TR European Growth Trust, Travis Perkins
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Autozone Inc, B&G Foods, Callon Petroleum Company, EOG Resources, Home Depot (All Sessions), J.M Smucker, KBR, LSB Industries Inc, Macy's, Mallinckrodt, Matador Resources, Oasis Petroleum Inc, Palo Alto Networks (All Sessions), Planet Fitness, Sempra Energy, Systemax, Toll Brothers, Tri Pointe Group, Veeva Systems, Weightwatchers
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Autozone Inc, B&G Foods, Callon Petroleum Company, EOG Resources, Home Depot (All Sessions), J.M Smucker, KBR, LSB Industries Inc, Macy's, Mallinckrodt, Matador Resources, Oasis Petroleum Inc, Palo Alto Networks (All Sessions), Planet Fitness, Sempra Energy, Systemax, Toll Brothers, Tri Pointe Group, Veeva Systems, Weightwatchers

Wednesday 27 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence   114.0 113.0
Consumer Confidence   114.0 113.0 112.4
ZEW Investor Sentiment   -44.0 -16.6
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart 11.0 11.0 12.1
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 106.2 106.0 106.1
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart 0.5 0.1 -0.4
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -7.4 -7.4 -7.4
Business Climate Business Climate Chart 0.69 0.60 0.69
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart -0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 2.0% 1.5% 1.4%
CPI BoC Core Year on Year CPI BoC Core Year on Year Chart 1.7% +1.5%
CPI Boc Core Month on Month CPI Boc Core Month on Month Chart -0.2% +0.3%
Pending Home Sales Month on Month Pending Home Sales Month on Month Chart -2.2% 0.4% +4.6%
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart -0.6% 0.5% +0.1%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   3.672Mln 2.842Mln -8.647Mln
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 1.3% 1.1% +0.6%
Industrial Production Prelim   -0.1% -2.5% -3.7%

Corporate Statements

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American Tower Corp, Apache Corp, Best Buy Co Inc, Bonanza Creek Energy, Box, Inc, Campbell Soup Co, Chesapeake Energy, Clean Harbors, Compass Diversified Holdings, Dean Foods Co, Denbury Resources, Ferro Corp, FitBit, FS Investment Corporation, HP Inc. (All Sessions), Lowes Companies, Ocwen Financial, Penn Virginia Corp, Public Service Enterprise, Rowan Cos Inc, The Madison Square Garden Sports, The AES Corp, The St Joe Company, TJX Co
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American Tower Corp, Apache Corp, Best Buy Co Inc, Bonanza Creek Energy, Box, Inc, Campbell Soup Co, Chesapeake Energy, Clean Harbors, Compass Diversified Holdings, Dean Foods Co, Denbury Resources, Ferro Corp, FitBit, FS Investment Corporation, HP Inc. (All Sessions), Lowes Companies, Ocwen Financial, Penn Virginia Corp, Public Service Enterprise, Rowan Cos Inc, The Madison Square Garden Sports, The AES Corp, The St Joe Company, TJX Co

Thursday 28 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -14 -15 -13
PMI Manufacturing (China) PMI Manufacturing (China) Chart 49.5 49.5 49.2
House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) Chart 0.1% 0.4% +0.4%
House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) Chart 0.3% 0.0% -0.1%
GDP Detailed Quarter on Quarter   0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -1.1% 0.1%
CPI Final Month on Month   -0.8% 0.5% 0.5%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 216k 225k 225k
Industrial PPI Year on Year Industrial PPI Year on Year Chart 2.2% 1.0%
Industrial PPI Month on Month Industrial PPI Month on Month Chart -0.7% 0.1% -0.3%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 2.4% 2.4% 2.5%

Corporate Statements

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3D Systems Corp, AMC Entertainment, CenterPoint Energy, Gain Capital, Gap Inc, Gray television, Herc Holdings Inc, J C Penney Co, Live Nation Enteratinment, LTC Properties, MBIA Inc, Nielsen Holdings, Nordstrom Inc, NRG Energy, PG&E Corp, Puma Biotechnology, Pure Storage, SeaWorld Entertainment, Sotheby's, Southwestern Energy, The Progressive, Tidewater Inc, VM WARE
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Amigo Resources, Aston Martin, British American Tobacco, Ensco Intl, Evraz, Farfetch Ltd, Fiske, Greencoat UK Wind, Howden Joinery Group, Hunting, Inchcape, Management Resources, Merlin Entertainments, National Express Group, RDI Reit, Rentokil Initial, Ricardo, Rolls-Royce Holdings, RSA Insurance Group, Spire Healthcare, STV Group, Thor Mining, Vesuvius
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Amigo Resources, Aston Martin, British American Tobacco, Ensco Intl, Evraz, Farfetch Ltd, Fiske, Greencoat UK Wind, Howden Joinery Group, Hunting, Inchcape, Management Resources, Merlin Entertainments, National Express Group, RDI Reit, Rentokil Initial, Ricardo, Rolls-Royce Holdings, RSA Insurance Group, Spire Healthcare, STV Group, Thor Mining, Vesuvius
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3D Systems Corp, AMC Entertainment, CenterPoint Energy, Gain Capital, Gap Inc, Gray television, Herc Holdings Inc, J C Penney Co, Live Nation Enteratinment, LTC Properties, MBIA Inc, Nielsen Holdings, Nordstrom Inc, NRG Energy, PG&E Corp, Puma Biotechnology, Pure Storage, SeaWorld Entertainment, Sotheby's, Southwestern Energy, The Progressive, Tidewater Inc, VM WARE

Friday 01 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Manufacturing   48.5 48.9
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 41.9 41.5
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -4.3% 3.3%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -2.1% 2.6%
PMI Manufacturing   47.8 47.2 47.7
PMI Manufacturing   51.4 51.4 51.5
Unemployment Rate (sa) Unemployment Rate (sa) Chart 5.0% 5.0% 5.0%
PMI Manufacturing   47.6 47.6 47.6
Unemployment Change (sa) Unemployment Change (sa) Chart -2k -5k -21k
PMI Manufacturing   49.2 49.2 49.3
Unemployment Rate   10.3% 10.4% 10.5%
PMI Manufacturing   52.8 52.0 52.0
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 7.9% 7.9% 7.8%
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart 0.3% -0.6%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart -0.1% 0.0% -0.1%
GDP Quarter on Quarter GDP Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.5% 0.1%
PCE Core Price Index Month on Month PCE Core Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.2% +0.2%
PCE Core Price Index Year on Year PCE Core Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.9% 1.9% +1.9%
PCE Price Index Month on Month PCE Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.1% +0.1%
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.8% +1.7%
GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised Chart 2.0% 1.2% 0.4%
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 1.0% 0.3% -0.1%
PMI Manufacturing   53.0 52.6
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 56.6 55.5 54.2

Corporate Statements

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London Stock Exchange Group, MAN Group, Rensburg Sheppards, Robert Walters, William Hill
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EW Scripps, Foot Locker, Gannett Co, Koppers Holdings

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