Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 26/03/18


Monday 26 March

Corporate Statements

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SpaceandPeople, Tissue Regenix
Flag of the USA
Red Hat

Tuesday 27 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence   115.6 115.0 117.5
Business Climate Business Climate Chart 1.48 1.39 1.34
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 0.10 0.1 0.1
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 114.1 113.4 112.6
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart 8.0 7.0 6.4
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart 17.5 16.5 16.3
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 130.8 131.0 127.7

Corporate Statements


Wednesday 28 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart 10.8 10.7 10.9
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 100 100 100
ZEW Investor Sentiment   25.8 16.7
Pending Home Sales Month on Month Pending Home Sales Month on Month Chart -4.7% 2.1% +3.1%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   -2.622Mln -0.287Mln 1.643Mln

Corporate Statements

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Anglo Pacific Group
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Gamestop (All Sessions), PVH Corp, Red Lion Hotels

Thursday 29 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -10 -10 -7
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 1.6% 1.7% +1.6%
House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) Chart -0.3% 0.2% -0.2%
House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) Chart 2.2% 2.6% +2.1%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 1.7% 1.6%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.7% 0.2%
Unemployment Rate (sa) Unemployment Rate (sa) Chart 5.4% 5.3% 5.3%
Unemployment Change (sa) Unemployment Change (sa) Chart -22k -15k -19k
Current Account Current Account Chart -22.78Bln GB -24.00Bln GB -18.443Bln GB
GDP Final Year on Year   1.4% 1.4% +1.4%
GDP Final Quarter on Quarter GDP Final Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.4% 0.4% +0.4%
CPI Final Month on Month   0.5% 0.5% 0.4%
PCE Price Index Month on Month PCE Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.400% +0.2%
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.4% +0.4%
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart -0.100% 0.0%
PCE Core Price Index Year on Year PCE Core Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.500% 1.600% +1.6%
PCE Core Price Index Month on Month PCE Core Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.300% 0.200% +0.2%
Industrial PPI Year on Year Industrial PPI Year on Year Chart 2.0% +1.9%
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.700% +1.8%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 229k 225k 215k
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.1% -0.1%
Industrial PPI Month on Month Industrial PPI Month on Month Chart 0.3% +0.1%
Dallas Fed PCE Dallas Fed PCE Chart 2.7% 1.7%

Corporate Statements

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DX PLC
Flag of the USA
Akers Bioscience, Constellation A, SAIC
Flag of the EU
Voxeljet AG ADS

Friday 30 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 2.4% 2.6% 2.5%
Industrial Production Prelim   -6.8% 5.0% +4.1%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.1%

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