Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 25/05/15


Tuesday 26 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Durable Goods   4.7% -0.5% -0.5%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 95.2 94.9 95.4
New Home Sales-Units Month on Month New Home Sales-Units Month on Month Chart 0.481mln 0.510mln 0.517mln

Corporate Statements

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Micro Focus International

Wednesday 27 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart 10.1 10.0 10.2
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 94 95 93
BoC Rate Decision   0.75% 0.75% 0.75%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -9.7% 5.4%

Corporate Statements

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Caledonia Investments, Card Factory, The European Investment Trust, TR Property INV TST

Thursday 28 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence   108.2 108.2 105.7
GDP 2nd Release Year on Year GDP 2nd Release Year on Year Chart 2.4% 2.5% +2.4%
GDP 2nd Release Quarter on Quarter   0.3% 0.4% +0.3%
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 103.7 103.5 103.8
Business Climate Business Climate Chart 0.32 0.35 0.28
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart -3.2 -3.0 -3.0
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -4.6 -5.5 -5.5
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart 6.7 6.7 7.8
Industrial PPI Month on Month Industrial PPI Month on Month Chart 0.3% -0.1% -0.9%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 274k 270k 282k
Industrial PPI Year on Year Industrial PPI Year on Year Chart -1.8% -2.4%
Pending Home Sales Month on Month Pending Home Sales Month on Month Chart 1.1% 0.9% +3.4%
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart 4 4
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 3.4% 3.4%
CPI Overall Nationwide CPI Overall Nationwide Chart 2.3%
CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year Chart 2.2% 0.2%
Industrial Production Prelim   -0.8% 0.8%

Corporate Statements


Friday 29 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -2.3% 0.8% 1.7%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 3.5% 2.5% 1.0%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.1% -0.4%
GDP Final Year on Year   0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
GDP Final Quarter on Quarter GDP Final Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -2.4% -2.3%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.0% -0.1%
GDP Quarter on Quarter GDP Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.6% -0.1%
GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised Chart 2.4% 0.3% -0.6%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.0% 0.2% -0.2%
Chicago PMI Chicago PMI Chart 52.3 53.0 46.2

Corporate Statements

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Big Lots Inc
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Afren

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