Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 30/03/15


Monday 30 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence   110.9ip 110.9ip 110.9ip
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -6.7 -3.7 -3.7
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart 4.5 5.1 6.0
Business Climate Business Climate Chart 0.07 0.18 0.23
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart -4.7 -4.0 -2.9
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 102.1ip 103.0ip 103.9ip
CPI Final Month on Month   0.9% 0.5% 0.5%
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart 0.3% -0.1%
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.3% +0.4%
Industrial PPI Month on Month Industrial PPI Month on Month Chart -0.4% 0.8% +1.8%
PCE Core Price Index Year on Year PCE Core Price Index Year on Year Chart 1.3% +1.4%
Industrial PPI Year on Year Industrial PPI Year on Year Chart -2.2% -2.6% -1.6%
PCE Price Index Month on Month PCE Price Index Month on Month Chart -0.5% +0.2%
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 0.2% +0.3%
PCE Core Price Index Month on Month PCE Core Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.1% +0.1%
Pending Home Sales Month on Month Pending Home Sales Month on Month Chart 1.7% 0.4% +3.1%
Dallas Fed PCE Dallas Fed PCE Chart -0.3% 2%
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart 1 2

Corporate Statements

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AAR Corp, Plantronics

Tuesday 31 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 5.3% 3.7% 3.6%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 2.9% -0.7% -0.5%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.9% +0.7%
Unemployment Change (sa) Unemployment Change (sa) Chart -20k pers -12k pers -15k pers
Unemployment Rate (sa) Unemployment Rate (sa) Chart 6.5% 6.5% 6.4%
Unemployment Rate   12.6% 12.6% 12.7%
Current Account Current Account Chart -27.000bln mo -21.50bln mo -25.3bln mo
GDP Final Quarter on Quarter GDP Final Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.5% 0.5% +0.6%
GDP Final Year on Year   2.7% 2.7% +3.0%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 11.2% 11.2% 11.3%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -2.9% -2.6%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -1.1% 0.5%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.3% -0.2% -0.1%
Chicago PMI Chicago PMI Chart 45.8ip 51.5ip 46.3ip
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 96.4ip 96.0ip 101.3ip
Tankan Big Non-Manufacturers Index Tankan Big Non-Manufacturers Index Chart 16ip 17ip
Tankan Big Manufacturers Index Tankan Big Manufacturers Index Chart 12ip 14ip

Corporate Statements

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Findel, Kingfisher, MITIE Group, Qinetiq Group, RPC Group, Shanks Group

Wednesday 01 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Manufacturing (China) PMI Manufacturing (China) Chart 49.9 49.7 50.1
PMI Manufacturing   50.4 50.3
PMI Manufacturing   51.9ip 52.3ip 53.3ip
PMI Manufacturing   48.2ip 48.2ip 48.8ip
PMI Manufacturing   52.4ip 52.4ip 52.8ip
PMI Manufacturing   51.9ip 51.9ip 52.2ip
PMI Manufacturing   54.1ip 54.3ip 54.4ip
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart 212k pers 225k pers 189.0k pers
PMI Manufacturing   48.7 48.9
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 52.9ip 52.5ip 51.5ip

Corporate Statements

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Evraz, FirstGroup, Innovation Group, Iomart Group, Unite Group, Wincanton

Thursday 02 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Imports Imports Chart 3.0% +2%
Exports Exports Chart 1.0% +1%
Trade Balance Goods & Services Trade Balance Goods & Services Chart -980mln mo -1300mln mo -1256mln mo
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 282k 286k 268k
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -41.8bln mo -41.2bln mo -35.44bln mo
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -2.45bln mo -2.00bln mo -0.98bln mo
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart -0.2% -0.5% +0.2%

Corporate Statements

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Booker Group, B2Gold Corp, Dunelm Group, Electrocomponents, Marks & Spencer Group, Tate & Lyle

Friday 03 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 295k pers 245k pers +126k pers
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 5.5% 5.5% 5.5%
Average Earnings Average Earnings Chart 0.1% 0.2% +0.3%

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