Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 29/04/19


Monday 29 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 3.1% 2.9%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.1% 0.0%
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart -1.7 -2.0 -4.1
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 105.5 105.0 104.0
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -7.9 -7.9 -7.9
Business Climate Business Climate Chart 0.53 0.49 0.42
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart 11.3 11.2 11.5
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.4% +0.1%
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart 0.0% +0.7%
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.3% +1.5%
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 1.7% 1.7% +1.6%
PCE Core Price Index Month on Month PCE Core Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%

Corporate Statements

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Aberdeen Latin American, Aberdeen New Thai Inv Tst, Bisichi Mines, Honeycomb Investment Trust, Kore Potash, Lok'n Store Group, Mereo Pharma (US), Nasstar, Optibiotix, Proactis Holdings, R.E.A Hldgs, Sigma Cap Group, TF & JH Braime Holdings, UP Global, Xpediator
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Continental Res, Cooper Tire & Rubber, Diamond Offshore, Entertainment Prop Tr, Greenhill and Co, Kemper Insurance, Leggett& Platt, Loews Corp, MGM Mirage, Simpson Manufacturing Co, Tenet Healthcare, Vornado Realty

Tuesday 30 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -13 -12 -13
PMI Manufacturing (China) PMI Manufacturing (China) Chart 50.5 50.5 50.1
GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart 10.4 10.3 10.4
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.0%
Unemployment Rate (sa) Unemployment Rate (sa) Chart 4.9% 4.9% 4.9%
Unemployment Change (sa) Unemployment Change (sa) Chart -7k -5k -12k
Unemployment Rate   10.7% 10.7% 10.2%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 7.8% 7.8% 7.7%
GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter   -0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
GDP Prelim Year on Year GDP Prelim Year on Year Chart 0.0% -0.1% 0.1%
CPI Final Month on Month   0.4% 0.5% 1.0%
Industrial PPI Year on Year Industrial PPI Year on Year Chart 1.2% 1.5%
Industrial PPI Month on Month Industrial PPI Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.7% 1.3%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.0% -0.1%
Pending Home Sales Month on Month Pending Home Sales Month on Month Chart -1.0% 1.1% +3.8%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 124.1 126.0 129.2

Corporate Statements

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AO Smith, Artisan Partners, Boston Ppty, CBL & Associates Properties, Charter Communications, Community Health Systems, Conocophillips (All Sessions), Consol Energy, Owens Corning, Cummins Inc, Devon Energy, Diebold Nixdorf, Eaton Vance, Ecolab Inc, Edison Intl, Eli Lilly and Co (All Sessions), EMCOR Group, EQM Midstream Partners, Ferro Corp, Fidelity Natl In, First Data Corp, General Electric, General Motors (All Sessions), HCA Inc, Huntsman, KKR & Co. L.P., Lab Crp Of Amer, LSB Industries Inc, Mastercard (All Sessions), McDonalds (All Sessions), Merck & Co (All Sessions), Nielsen Holdings, Nu Skin Enterprises, ONEOK, Pfizer Inc (All Sessions), Phillips 66, Phillips 66 Partners, Ryder System Inc, Simon Prop Grp, Systemax, Terex Corp, WellCare Health Plans, Zendesk, Inc
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Animalcare Group, C4X Discovery Holdings, Countrywide, Curzon Energy, Dillistone Group, Focusrite, Greene King, Jupiter Fund Management, London & Assoc Properties, Pentagon Protection, Pires Investments, Regal Petroleum, Rockrose Energy, Rosenblatt, Smith (DS), Spinnaker Opportunities, Standard Chartered, W Resources, Weir Group

Wednesday 01 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) Chart 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) Chart 0.7% 0.7% 0.9%
PMI Manufacturing   55.1 53.0 53.1
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart 129k 180k +275k
PMI Manufacturing   50.5 49.7
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 55.3 55.0 52.8
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   5.479Mln 1.485Mln 9.934Mln
FOMC Rate Decision   2.375% 2.375% 2.25 - 2.50%

Corporate Statements

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Allstate Cp, American Financial, American Water Works Co, Ametek Inc, Annaly Capital Management Inc, Antero Resources, Apache Corp, Calix Inc, CF Industries, Clean Harbors, Clorox Co, Coeur D'Alene, Compass Diversified Holdings, CVS Caremark Crp, DineEquity, Dolby Labs, Entergy, Enterprise Products Partners, Ferro Corp, FitBit, Gannett Co, Harris Corporation, HCP, Healthcare Realty Trust, Hilton Worldwide, Host Hotels & Resorts, Humana, Hyatt, Ingevity Corp, Iofina, ION Geophysical Corporation, KBR, L-3 Comms Hldgs, Laredo Petroleum, Lincoln Natl, Marathon Oil, Matador Resources, MDU Resources, Metlife Inc, Molson Coors Br, New Residential Investment Corp, Nisource Inc, Owens-Illinois, Paramount Group, Parsley Energy, Pinnacl West Cap, Pitney Bowes Inc, Public Storage, Ramco-Gershenson, Rayonier Inc, Realty Income Corp, Royal Caribbean Cruises (All Sessions), Sally Beauty Holdings, Scotts Miracle Gro, Sealed Air Cp, Norfolk Southern, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc, The Madison Square Garden Sports, The St Joe Company, US Silica Holdings Inc, Whiting Petroleum Corporation, Williams Comps, WPX Energy, Yum Brands

Thursday 02 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.9% -0.4% -0.2%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 4.7% 2.9% -2.1%
PMI Manufacturing   47.4 47.8 49.1
PMI Manufacturing   49.6 49.6 50.0
PMI Manufacturing   44.5 44.5 44.4
PMI Manufacturing   47.8 47.8 47.9
BoE Rate Decision BoE Rate Decision Chart 0.75% 0.75% 0.75%
MPC Vote For Rate Unchanged   9 9 9
MPC Vote For Rate Hike   0 0 0
MPC Vote For Rate Cut   0 0 0
BoE QE Total   435Bln GB 435Bln GB 435.0Bln GB
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 230k 215k 230k
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart -0.5% 1.5% +1.9%

Corporate Statements


Friday 03 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Services   48.9 50.5 50.4
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 3.0% 3.0% 2.9%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.0% -0.1%
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 196k 185k +263k
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 3.8% 3.8% 3.6%
Average Earnings Average Earnings Chart 0.1% 0.3% +0.2%
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity Chart 57.4 58.8 59.5
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment ISM Non Manufacturing Employment Chart 55.9 53.7
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders Chart 59.0 58.1
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid Chart 58.7 55.7
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Chart 56.1 57.0 55.5

Corporate Statements

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Alba Mineral Resources, Convatec, HSBC Hldgs, InterContinental Hotels Group, Numis Corporation, Provident Financial

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