Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 30/04/18

Monday 30 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Manufacturing (China) PMI Manufacturing (China) Chart 51.5 51.3 51.4
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -0.7% 0.8% -0.6%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 1.3% 1.0% 1.3%
CPI Final Month on Month   0.4% 0.0% 0.0%
PCE Price Index Month on Month PCE Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.200% 0.000%
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.800% 2.000%
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart 0.000% 0.400%
PCE Core Price Index Month on Month PCE Core Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.200% 0.200% 0.200%
Industrial PPI Year on Year Industrial PPI Year on Year Chart 1.9% 2.3%
Industrial PPI Month on Month Industrial PPI Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.7% 0.8%
PCE Core Price Index Year on Year PCE Core Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.600% 1.900% 1.900%
Dallas Fed PCE Dallas Fed PCE Chart 1.7% 1.5%
Pending Home Sales Month on Month Pending Home Sales Month on Month Chart 3.1% 1.0% 0.4%

Corporate Statements

Flag of the USA
AK Steel, Alcoa, Boardwalk Pipeline, Cooper Tire & Rubber, Diamond Offshore, Enterprise Products Partners, First Data Corp, Hanesbrands, Loews Corp, Marathon Petroleum, McDonalds (All Sessions), Perkinelmer, Public Service Enterprise, Tenet Healthcare, Whiting Petroleum Corporation
Flag of Great Britain
Fidelity Special Values, Pires Investments, Sainsbury(J), Troy Income & Growth Trust, UP Global

Tuesday 01 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Manufacturing   53.3 53.8
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 1.50% 1.50% 1.50%
PMI Manufacturing   55.1 54.8 53.9
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart -0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
PMI Manufacturing   55.7 55.5
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 59.3 58.3 57.3

Corporate Statements

Flag of Great Britain
BP, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, RPS Group, Smith (DS)
Flag of the USA
Aetna Inc, AGCO Corp, Allstate Cp, American Tower Corp, Anadarko, Archer Daniels, Artisan Partners, Ashland Inc, Autonation Inc, Catalent, Community Health Systems, Compass Minerals, Cummins Inc, Devon Energy, Eaton Vance, Ecolab Inc, Edison Intl, Emerge Energy Services, Emerson Electric, Ferro Corp, Fidelity Natl In, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust, Hanesbrands, HCA Inc, Homeowners Choice, Huntsman, Juniper Networks, L-3 Comms Hldgs, Merck & Co (All Sessions), Metals USA Hldgs Corp, MetroPCS Comm, NCR Corporation, Newfield Exploration Company, Noble Energy, ONEOK, Parker Drilling, Pfizer Inc (All Sessions), Plantronics, Rowan Cos Inc, Scotts Miracle Gro, Snap Inc (All Sessions), Under Armour Class C, Unisys Corp, Unum Group, WellCare Health Plans, Western Union, Wisconsin Energy, Xylem

Wednesday 02 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 44.3 43.6
PMI Manufacturing   55.1 54.4 53.5
PMI Manufacturing   53.4 53.4 53.8
PMI Manufacturing   58.1 58.1 58.1
Unemployment Rate   10.9% 10.9% 11.0%
PMI Manufacturing   56.0 56.0 56.2
GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter   0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
GDP Prelim Year on Year GDP Prelim Year on Year Chart 1.6% 1.4% 1.4%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 8.5% 8.5% 8.5%
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart 241k 200k 204k
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   2.170Mln 0.739Mln 6.218Mln
FOMC Rate Decision   1.625% 1.625% 1.500 - 1.750%

Corporate Statements

Flag of the USA
3D Systems Corp, Aerohive Networks, Alliant Energy Corp, American Financial, American International Group, American Water Works Co, Amerisourcebergn, Ametek Inc, Annaly Capital Management Inc, Apache Corp, Apollo Commercial Real Estate, Beazer Homes, Bunge, Callon Petroleum Company, CF Industries, Chesapeake Energy, Clean Harbors, Clorox Co, Compass Diversified Holdings, Continental Res, Corrections Corp of America, CVS Caremark Crp, DineEquity, Estee Lauder, Exelon Corp, FitBit, FMC Corporation, Halcon Resources, Harris Corporation, Harsco Corporation, HollyFrontier, Humana, ION Geophysical Corporation, Keane Group, Laredo Petroleum, Lincoln Natl, Marathon Oil, Mastercard (All Sessions), Matador Resources, MDU Resources, Metlife Inc, Molson Coors Br, Murphy Oil Corp, Nisource Inc, Och-Ziff Capital Management, Ocwen Financial, Paramount Group, Pinnacl West Cap, Pioneer Natural Resources, Pitney Bowes Inc, Rayonier Inc, Republic Services, Norfolk Southern, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc, Sprint Nextel, The Madison Square Garden Sports, Tableau Software, Inc., The Macerich Co, The Madison Square Garden Co, The Progressive, Urban Edge Properties, WayFair Inc, Williams Comps, WPX Energy, Wyndham Wrld, Yum Brands, Zoetis Inc.
Flag of Great Britain
Convatec, Direct Line Insurance Group, Howden Joinery Group, Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inmarsat, Noble Corporation , Pendragon, Sage Group, Spirent Communications, Standard Chartered

Thursday 03 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Goods & Services Trade Balance Goods & Services Chart 825Mln AU 650Mln AU +1527Mln AU
Exports Exports Chart 0.0% +1%
Imports Imports Chart 0.0% +1%
PMI Services   51.7 53.5 52.8
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 1.6% 2.1% 2.1%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -2.69Bln CA -2.24Bln CA -4.14Bln CA
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -57.6Bln US -50.0Bln US -49.0Bln US
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 209k 220k 211k
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart 1.2% 1.4% +1.6%
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Chart 58.8 58.1 56.8
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid Chart 61.5 61.8
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment ISM Non Manufacturing Employment Chart 56.6 53.6
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders Chart 59.5 60.0
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity Chart 60.6 60.0 59.1

Corporate Statements

Flag of Great Britain
Esure, Fisher(James)& Sons, IMI, Lancashire Holdings, Smith & Nephew
Flag of the USA
Aircastle, Alleghany Corp, Amerus, Apollo Global Management, Ares Management, Assurant, Avon Products, B&G Foods, Ball Corp, Becton Dickinsn, Blue Apron, Cardinal Hlth, CBS Corp, Chemours Company, Church & Dwight Co, Cigna Corp, Consol Edison, Consol Energy, DaVita, DowDuPont, EOG Resources, Esterline Technologies, Fairmount Santrol Holdings, Fluor Corp, General Growth Prop, Global Payment, Greenhill and Co, HCP, Healthcare Realty Trust, Hercules Technology Growth, Intercontinental Exchange, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc, Kellogg Co, Koppers Holdings, Live Nation Enteratinment, Motorola Solutions, MSCI Inc, National Fuel Gas Co., Nationstar Mortgage, NRG Energy, NY Times, Pandora Media Inc, Parsley Energy, PG&E Corp, Pinnacle Foods, Platform Speciality, Post Holdings, PPL Corp, Quanta Services, Ramco-Gershenson, Sally Beauty Holdings, Sealed Air Cp, Shake Shack Inc, Shell Midstream Partners, Sotheby's, Targa Resources, Teradata Corporation, Vulcan Materials, Weightwatchers, World Wrestling Ent., Xerox

Friday 04 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -5.20Bln EU -4.90Bln EU -5.26Bln EU
PMI Services   52.6 53.0 52.6
PMI Services   57.4 57.4 57.4
PMI Services   54.1 54.1 53.0
PMI Services   55.0 55.0 54.7
PMI Composite   55.2 55.2 55.1
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.5% 0.1%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 1.8% 1.9% 0.8%
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 103k 192k +164k
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 4.1% 4.0% 3.9%
Average Earnings Average Earnings Chart 0.3% 0.2% +0.1%

Corporate Statements

Flag of the USA
CenterPoint Energy, ITT Corp, Meredith Corp, Newell Rubbermd, VF Corp
Flag of Great Britain
AON Corp, HSBC Hldgs, InterContinental Hotels Group, International Personal Finance, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, Numis Corporation, Pearson

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