Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 29/08/16


Monday 29 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence   111.3 110.5 109.2
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart 0.3% +0.3%
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.4% +0.4%
PCE Core Price Index Month on Month PCE Core Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.1% +0.1%
PCE Core Price Index Year on Year PCE Core Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.6% +1.6%
PCE Price Index Month on Month PCE Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.0%
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 0.9% +0.8%
Dallas Fed PCE Dallas Fed PCE Chart 1.0% 0.8%

Corporate Statements

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Catalent

Tuesday 30 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 3.1% 3.1% 3.0%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -1.4% -0.9% -0.2%
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart -1.30% 0.8%
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart 0.30% 0.2%
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 104.6 104.1 103.5
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart -2.4 -2.7 -4.4
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -7.9 -8.5 -8.5
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart 11.1 11.2 10.0
Business Climate Business Climate Chart 0.39 0.36 0.02
CPI Final Month on Month   0.3% 0.1% 0.0%
Industrial PPI Month on Month Industrial PPI Month on Month Chart 0.6% -0.1% 0.2%
Industrial PPI Year on Year Industrial PPI Year on Year Chart -0.8% -1.3%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 97.3 97.0 101.1

Corporate Statements

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Beowulf Mining, Charles Taylor, Inspired Energy

Wednesday 31 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -12 -8 -7
Industrial Production Prelim   2.3% 0.8% 0.0%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 2.7% 0.3% -1.5%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -0.1% 0.5% 1.7%
House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) Chart 5.2% 4.8% +5.6%
House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) Chart 0.5% -0.3% +0.6%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.0%
Unemployment Rate (sa) Unemployment Rate (sa) Chart 6.1% 6.1% 6.1%
Unemployment Change (sa) Unemployment Change (sa) Chart -7k -5k -7k
Unemployment Rate   11.6% 11.6% 11.4%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 10.1% 10.0% 10.1%
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart 179k 175k 177.0k
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart -0.6% 0.4% 0.6%
GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised Chart 2.4% -1.5% -1.6%
GDP Quarter on Quarter GDP Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.6% -0.4%
Chicago PMI Chicago PMI Chart 55.8 54.0 51.5
Pending Home Sales Month on Month Pending Home Sales Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.6% +1.3%

Corporate Statements

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Box, Inc, Brown Forman B, Salesforce.Com
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Arrow Global, Biome Technologies, Chesnara, Churchill China, Diploma, Exova Group, Fisher(James)& Sons, HSS Hire, London & Assoc Properties, Surgical Innovations, Tekcapital

Thursday 01 September

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Manufacturing   49.6 49.5
PMI Manufacturing (China) PMI Manufacturing (China) Chart 49.9 49.9 50.4
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 0.1% 0.3% 0.0%
PMI Manufacturing   51.2 51.1 49.8
PMI Manufacturing   48.5 48.5 48.3
PMI Manufacturing   53.6 53.6 53.6
PMI Manufacturing   51.8 51.8 51.7
PMI Manufacturing   48.2 49.0 53.3
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 261k 265k 263k
PMI Manufacturing   51.9 51.1
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 52.6 52.0 49.4

Corporate Statements

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600 Group, Alumasc, Stilo Intl
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Baillie Gifford Japan Trust, Gap Inc, Joy Global Inc, Methode Electronics, Verifone Systems

Friday 02 September

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 41.3 42.0
GDP Final Year on Year   0.7% 0.7% 0.8%
GDP Final Quarter on Quarter GDP Final Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.7% 0.1% 0.1%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -3.1% -2.9% -2.8%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -44.5bln $ -42.7bln $ -39.47bln $
Average Earnings Average Earnings Chart 0.3% 0.2% +0.1%
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 255k 180k +151k
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -3.63bln C$ -3.25bln C$ -2.49bln C$
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 4.9% 4.8% 4.9%
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart -1.5% 2.0% +1.9%

Corporate Statements

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EMIS Group, Go-Ahead Group, Segro

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