Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 27/04/20


Monday 27 April

Corporate Statements

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Ashtead Group, Horizon Discovery, InterContinental Hotels Group, Luxfer Holdings, Mind Gym, RPS Group

Tuesday 28 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 2.4% 2.5% 2.5%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 103 83 95
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 120.0 87.9 86.9

Corporate Statements

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HSBC Hldgs, Keystone Law, Non-Standard Finance

Wednesday 29 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
CPI Quarter on Quarter CPI Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.7% 0.2% 0.3%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 1.8% 2.0% +2.2%
ZEW Investor Sentiment   -45.8 12.7
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -2.6% -3.6%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.4% -1.0%
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 94.5 74.7 67.0
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart -10.8 -25.7 -30.4
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -22.7 -22.7 -22.7
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart -2.2 -27.0 -35.0
Business Climate Business Climate Chart -0.28 -1.81
CPI Final Month on Month   0.1% 0.0% 0.3%
Pending Home Sales Month on Month Pending Home Sales Month on Month Chart 2.4% -10.0% -20.8%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   15.022Mln 10.619Mln 8.991Mln
FOMC Rate Decision   0.125% 0.125% 0 - 0.25%

Corporate Statements

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Barclays, Brown(N.)Group, Destiny Pharma, Image Scan, Proactis Holdings, Standard Chartered

Thursday 30 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 1.7% -4.7% -4.6%
Industrial Production Prelim   -0.3% -5.2% -3.7%
PMI Manufacturing (China) PMI Manufacturing (China) Chart 52.0 51.0 50.8
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 30.9 21.6
GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter Chart -0.1% -3.5% -5.8%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 6.4% -2.8%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 1.2% -7.3% -5.6%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.6% -1.7%
Unemployment Rate (sa) Unemployment Rate (sa) Chart 5.0% 5.2% 5.8%
Unemployment Change (sa) Unemployment Change (sa) Chart 1k 76k 373k
Unemployment Rate   9.7% 10.5% 8.4%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 7.3% 7.7% 7.4%
GDP Prelim Year on Year GDP Prelim Year on Year Chart 0.1% -5.1% -4.8%
GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter   -0.3% -5.0% -4.7%
ECB Rate Decision ECB Rate Decision Chart 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.8% +1.3%
PCE Price Index Month on Month PCE Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.1% -0.3%
PCE Core Price Index Year on Year PCE Core Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.8% 1.6% +1.7%
Industrial PPI Year on Year Industrial PPI Year on Year Chart -0.3% -2.4%
Industrial PPI Month on Month Industrial PPI Month on Month Chart -0.5% -1.7% -0.9%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart 0.1% -7.3%
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 0.6% -1.5% -2.0%
PCE Core Price Index Month on Month PCE Core Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.2% -0.1% -0.1%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 4427k 3500k 3839k
Dallas Fed PCE Dallas Fed PCE Chart 1.4% 1.1%

Corporate Statements

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Bellway, Convatec, Fastjet, G4S, Henderson Group, International Personal Finance, KAZ Minerals, Morses Club, Pentair, Reckitt Benckiser Group, UP Global, Verona Pharma, Westminster Group
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Bellway, Convatec, Fastjet, G4S, Henderson Group, International Personal Finance, KAZ Minerals, Morses Club, Pentair, Reckitt Benckiser Group, UP Global, Verona Pharma, Westminster Group

Friday 01 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Manufacturing   43.7 41.9
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 1.4% +1.3%
PPI Quarter on Quarter PPI Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.3% +0.2%
House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) Chart 0.8% -0.3% 0.7%
House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) Chart 3.0% 2.5% 3.7%
PMI Manufacturing   32.9 32.8 32.6
PMI Manufacturing   46.1 33.0
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 49.1 36.9 41.5

Corporate Statements

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AON Corp, Barratt Developments

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