Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 27/03/17


Monday 27 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
IFO Business Climate IFO Business Climate Chart 111.0 111.0 112.3
IFO Expectations IFO Expectations Chart 104.0 104.3 105.7
IFO Current Conditions IFO Current Conditions Chart 118.4 118.3 119.3

Corporate Statements

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DP Poland, Elecosoft, Inspired Energy, K3 Business Technology Group, Northamber, Quadrise, SpaceandPeople, Trading Emissions, Yougov
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Red Hat

Tuesday 28 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 114.8 114.0 125.6

Corporate Statements

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Artilium, Assetco, Bowleven, Carnival Corp, Churchill China, Eastern European Trust, Ebiquity, Ergomed, Firestone Diamonds, Gfinity, Henderson Eurotrust, Henderson High Income Trust, Inland Plc, Lidco Group, Menzies(John), Mortgage Advice Bureau, Moss Bros, Patagonia Gold (CAD), Personal Group Holdings, Proteome Sciences, S & U, Silence Therapeutics ADS, Sirius Minerals, Tasty, Time Out, Totally, United Utilities Group

Wednesday 29 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 1.0% 0.5% +0.1%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 100 100 100
ZEW Investor Sentiment   19.4 29.6
Consumer Confidence   106.6 107.6
Pending Home Sales Month on Month Pending Home Sales Month on Month Chart -2.8% 2.4% +5.5%

Corporate Statements

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Billing Service
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Billing Service
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AB Dynamics, Alliance Pharma, Biome Technologies, Cambridge Cognition, Centaur Media, Circle Holdings, Game Digital, Ironveld, James Halstead, Johnston Press, Saga, Stagecoach Group, Summit Therapeutics (US), Transense Tech, Vernalis

Thursday 30 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -5.00 -5.0 -5.0
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 108.0 108.3 107.9
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart 1.3 1.4 1.2
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart 13.8 13.9 12.7
Business Climate Business Climate Chart 0.82 0.86 0.82
CPI Final Month on Month   0.6% 0.4% 0.2%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 261k 248k 258k
Industrial PPI Year on Year Industrial PPI Year on Year Chart 2.3% 3.5%
Industrial PPI Month on Month Industrial PPI Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%

Corporate Statements

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Anglo Pacific Group, Be Heard, Booker Group, Crimson Tide Plc, DFS Furniture Co, Frontier IP Group, Genel Energy, Hilton Food Group, Jubilee Platinum, Kennedy Ventures, Scisys, Serabi Gold, Stadium Group, Tribal Group, Zincox Resources
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Voxeljet AG ADS
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Akers Bioscience, Lindsay Corporation, SAIC
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Voxeljet AG ADS
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Anglo Pacific Group, Be Heard, Booker Group, Crimson Tide Plc, DFS Furniture Co, Frontier IP Group, Genel Energy, Hilton Food Group, Jubilee Platinum, Kennedy Ventures, Scisys, Serabi Gold, Stadium Group, Tribal Group, Zincox Resources
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Akers Bioscience, Lindsay Corporation, SAIC

Friday 31 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -6 -7 -6
CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year Chart 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%
CPI Overall Nationwide CPI Overall Nationwide Chart 0.4% 0.3%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 3.0% 3.0% 2.8%
Industrial Production Prelim   -0.4% 1.2% +2.0%
PMI Manufacturing (China) PMI Manufacturing (China) Chart 51.6 51.6 51.8
House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) Chart 0.6% 0.4% -0.3%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 2.3% 0.3% -2.1%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -0.8% 0.7% 1.8%
House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) Chart 4.5% 4.1% +3.5%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.7% -0.2%
Unemployment Rate (sa) Unemployment Rate (sa) Chart 5.9% 5.9% 5.8%
Unemployment Change (sa) Unemployment Change (sa) Chart -14k -10k -30k
GDP Final Quarter on Quarter GDP Final Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.7% 0.7% +0.7%
GDP Final Year on Year   2.0% 2.0% +1.9%
Current Account Current Account Chart -25.494bln GB -16.00bln GB -12.088bln GB
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 2.5% 3.3%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 1.0% 0.3%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.3% +0.6%
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.9% +2.1%
PCE Price Index Month on Month PCE Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.4% +0.1%
PCE Core Price Index Year on Year PCE Core Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.7% +1.8%
PCE Core Price Index Month on Month PCE Core Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.2% +0.2%
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart -0.3% -0.1%
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.4% +0.4%
Dallas Fed PCE Dallas Fed PCE Chart 2.4% 2%
Chicago PMI Chicago PMI Chart 57.4 56.9 57.7

Corporate Statements

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Altona, BMR Group Plc, Cenkos Securities, Chesnara, Churchill Mining, DX PLC, Iomart Group, Management Resources, Minoan Group, Mobile Streams, North Midland Construction, Pantheon Resources, Quarto Group, Regency Mines, Stellar Diamonds, TomCo Energy, Touchstone Innovations Group
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Altona, BMR Group Plc, Cenkos Securities, Chesnara, Churchill Mining, DX PLC, Iomart Group, Management Resources, Minoan Group, Mobile Streams, North Midland Construction, Pantheon Resources, Quarto Group, Regency Mines, Stellar Diamonds, TomCo Energy, Touchstone Innovations Group

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