Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 28/04/14

Monday 28 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 3.6% 11.0% +11.0%
Consumer Confidence   101.7 101.5 105.4
Pending Home Sales Month on Month Pending Home Sales Month on Month Chart -0.8% 1.0% +3.4%

Corporate Statements

Flag of Great Britain
Devro, Fidessa Group, Greencoat UK Wind, R.E.A Hldgs
Flag of the USA
Ameriprise Fincl, Boardwalk Pipeline, CBL & Associates Properties, Compass Minerals, Owens Corning, Ecolab Inc, Flotek Industries, Franklin Res, Gen Growth Prop, Hartford Finl, Jacobs Engr Group, Lab Crp Of Amer, Loews Corp, Ntl Oilwell Varc, Plum Creek Timb, Range Resources Corp, Roper Industries

Tuesday 29 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart 8.5 8.5 8.5
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 88 88 85
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart -0.90% -1.0%
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart 0.00% -0.2%
GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.7% 0.9% +0.8%
GDP Prelim Year on Year   2.7% 3.2% +3.1%
Business Climate Business Climate Chart 0.39 0.42 0.27
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 102.4 103.0 102
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart -3.3 -3.0 -3.6
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart 4.2 4.5 3.5
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -9.3 -8.7 -8.6
CPI Final Month on Month   0.3% -0.1% -0.2%
Business Climate Business Climate Chart 0.39 0.42
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 102.4 103.0
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 82.3 83.0 82.3
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart -3.3 -3.0
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -9.3 -8.7
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart 4.2 4.5

Corporate Statements

Flag of the USA
3D Systems Corp, Aflac Inc, AGCO Corp, Anixter International, Archer Daniels, Artisan Partners, Boston Ppty, Boston Scientific (All Sessions), Bristol Myers Sq, Calix Inc, CIT Group Inc, Coach, Consol Energy, Cummins Inc, Dolby Labs, Dun and Bradstreet Corporation, Eaton Vance, Edison Intl, Entertainment Prop Tr, EXCO Resources, Forest Labs, Genworth Finl, GFI Group, Harris Corporation, HCA Inc, HCC Ins Hldgs, Huntsman, Kofax Limited, Merck & Co (All Sessions), MGM Mirage, Mueller Water, NCR Corporation, Newfield Exploration Company, Nicor Inc, Omega Healthcare Investors, Owens-Illinois, Plantronics, Rayonier Inc, Rockwell Automation, Solar Winds, Sprint Nextel, Teco Energy, Trinity Industries, Twitter, US Silica Holdings Inc, US Steel Corp, Valero Energy, Waters Corp, Xylem
Flag of Great Britain
Bodycote, BP, Foxtons, Herald INV TST, Huntsworth, Infrastrata, Murray International Trust, Petropavlovsk, Barratt Redrow, SDL, Segro, St.James's Place, TeleCity Group, PubMatic, Walker Greenbank, Whitbread, Wolfson Microelectronics

Wednesday 30 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -5 -4 -3
PMI Manufacturing   53.9 49.4
Industrial Production Prelim   -2.3% 0.5% +0.3%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 2.0% 1.6% -1.9%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 1.3% -0.7% -0.7%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.1% -0.4%
Unemployment Change (sa) Unemployment Change (sa) Chart -12k -10k -25k
Unemployment Rate (sa) Unemployment Rate (sa) Chart 6.7% 6.7% 6.7%
Unemployment Rate   13.0% 13.0% 12.7%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -1.4% -1.6%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.0% -0.2%
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart 191k 210k 220.0k
PCE Prices PCE Prices Chart 1.1% 1.4% +1.4%
PCE Core Prices PCE Core Prices Chart 1.3% 1.2% +1.3%
GDP Deflator GDP Deflator Chart 1.6% 1.6% +1.3%
GDP Consumer Spending GDP Consumer Spending Chart 3.3% +3.0%
GDP Sales GDP Sales Chart 2.7% 1.8% +0.7%
Industrial PPI Month on Month Industrial PPI Month on Month Chart 1.0% 0.5% +0.4%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.5% 0.2% +0.2%
GDP GDP Chart 2.6% 1.2% +0.1%
Industrial PPI Year on Year Industrial PPI Year on Year Chart 1.8% +2.7%
Chicago PMI Chicago PMI Chart 55.9 56.7 63.0
FOMC Rate Decision   0.25% 0-.25%

Corporate Statements

Flag of the USA
ADT Corporation, Ashland Inc, CB Richard Ellis, Digital River1, Dominion Res Inc, EPAM Systems, Equity Residential, Exelon Corp, General Cable, Gov Prop Income Trust, Healthcare Realty Trust, Hess Corp, Hospira, Input/Output, International Paper, Intrepid Potash, Lincoln Natl, MDU Resources, Meadwestvaco Cp, Metlife Inc, Murphy Oil Corp, NextEra Energy (All Sessions), Nisource Inc, Phillips 66, Pitney Bowes Inc, Red Lion Hotels, Sealed Air Cp, Norfolk Southern, Terex Corp, Tesoro Corp, Time Warner, Weightwatchers, Wellpoint, Williams Comps, Williams Partners, Wisconsin Energy, World Fuel
Flag of Great Britain
Avon Rubber, British American Tobacco, CSR, Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Development Securities, Falkland Oil & Gas, Glaxosmithkline ADR, Greene King, Greggs, HellermannTyton Group, Home Retail Group, International Personal Finance, Pendragon, Smith (DS), Standard Life, SVG Capital, Thorntons, Ultra Electronics Holdings, Unite Group, Volex

Thursday 01 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Manufacturing (China) PMI Manufacturing (China) Chart 50.3 50.5 50.4
Dallas Fed PCE Dallas Fed PCE Chart 1.1%
House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) Chart 0.4% 0.7% +1.2%
House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) Chart 9.5% 10.0% +10.9%
PMI Manufacturing   55.3 55.4 57.3
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 0.9% +1.1%
PCE Core Price Index Month on Month PCE Core Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.2% +0.2%
PCE Price Index Month on Month PCE Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.1% +0.2%
PCE Core Price Index Year on Year PCE Core Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.1% +1.2%
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.4% +0.5%
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart 0.2% +0.7%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 329k 319k 344k
PMI Manufacturing   53.3 52.9
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 53.7 54.3 54.9

Corporate Statements

Flag of Great Britain
Aga Rangemaster Group, BG Group, Brown(N.)Group, BSkyB, Carclo, Fisher(James)& Sons, Go-Ahead Group, Howden Joinery Group, Impax Environmental Markets, Lancashire Holdings, Lloyds Banking Group, RPS Group, Smith & Nephew, Weir Group

Friday 02 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 3.6% 3.6% 3.6%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 1.9% 2.1% +2.5%
PPI Quarter on Quarter PPI Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.2% 0.5% +0.9%
PMI Manufacturing   52.4 52.8 54.0
PMI Manufacturing   50.9 50.9 51.2
PMI Manufacturing   54.2 54.2 54.1
PMI Manufacturing   53.3 53.3 53.4
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 11.9% 11.9% 11.8%
Average Earnings Average Earnings Chart 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 192k 210k +288k
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 6.7% 6.6% 6.3%
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart 1.6% 1.4% +1.1%

Corporate Statements

Flag of the USA
Autonation Inc, Blyth, Inc., Chevron (All Sessions), Cooper Tire & Rubber, CVS Caremark Crp, Marsh&McLennan, Newcastle Investment, Newell Rubbermd, Och-Ziff Capital Management, Pinnacl West Cap, Sempra Energy, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc
Flag of Great Britain
Clean Air Power, Direct Line Insurance Group, InterContinental Hotels Group, Laird, Rexam, Royal Bank Of Scotland Group

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