Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 28/05/18


Monday 28 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.4% -0.4%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 2.0% 1.3%

Tuesday 29 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 101 101 100
Consumer Confidence   117.1 116.5 113.7
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 128.7 128.0 128.0

Corporate Statements


Wednesday 30 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 1.0% 1.0% 1.6%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 43.6 43.8
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -0.6% 0.7% 2.3%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 1.3% 1.3% 1.2%
GDP Detailed Quarter on Quarter   0.3% 0.30% 0.20%
Unemployment Rate (sa) Unemployment Rate (sa) Chart 5.3% 5.3% 5.2%
Unemployment Change (sa) Unemployment Change (sa) Chart -7k -10k -11k
ZEW Investor Sentiment   7.2 28.0
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 112.7 112.1 112.5
Business Climate Business Climate Chart 1.35 1.30 1.45
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart 7.1 6.7 6.8
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 0.20 0.2 0.2
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart 14.9 14.5 14.3
CPI Final Month on Month   0.0% 0.3% 0.5%
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart 204k 190k 178k
Industrial PPI Year on Year Industrial PPI Year on Year Chart 2.3% 2.4%
Industrial PPI Month on Month Industrial PPI Month on Month Chart 0.8% 0.5%
BoC Rate Decision   1.25% 1.25% 1.25%

Corporate Statements


Thursday 31 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -9 -8 -7
Industrial Production Prelim   1.4% 1.2% 0.3%
PMI Manufacturing (China) PMI Manufacturing (China) Chart 51.4 51.3 51.9
House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) Chart 2.6% 3.0% 2.4%
House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) Chart 0.2% 0.2% -0.2%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.4% -0.6%
Unemployment Rate   11.0% 10.9% 11.2%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 8.5% 8.4% 8.5%
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.4%
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 2.0% 2.0%
PCE Price Index Month on Month PCE Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.0% 0.2%
PCE Core Price Index Year on Year PCE Core Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.9% 1.800% 1.8%
PCE Core Price Index Month on Month PCE Core Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.100% 0.2%
GDP Quarter on Quarter GDP Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.4% 0.3%
GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised Chart 1.7% 1.8% 1.3%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 234k 225k 221k
Pending Home Sales Month on Month Pending Home Sales Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.4% -1.3%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   5.778Mln -0.525Mln -3.620Mln

Corporate Statements

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Friday 01 June

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Manufacturing   52.5 52.8
PMI Manufacturing   53.5 52.9 52.7
PMI Manufacturing   55.1 55.1 54.4
PMI Manufacturing   56.8 56.8 56.9
GDP Final Year on Year   1.4% 1.4% 1.4%
GDP Final Quarter on Quarter GDP Final Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
PMI Manufacturing   55.5 55.5 55.5
PMI Manufacturing   53.9 53.5 54.4
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 3.9% 3.9% 3.8%
Average Earnings Average Earnings Chart 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 164k 188k 223k
PMI Manufacturing   55.5 56.2
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 57.3 58.1 58.7

Corporate Statements

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