Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 30/03/20

Monday 30 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -11.6 -11.6 -11.6
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart -6.1 -12.7 -10.8
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 103.5 93.0 94.5
Business Climate Business Climate Chart -0.04 -0.28
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart 11.2 -3.0 -2.2
CPI Final Month on Month   0.4% 0.1% 0.1%
Pending Home Sales Month on Month Pending Home Sales Month on Month Chart 5.2% -1.0% +2.4%

Corporate Statements

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Anglo American, Belvoir, Horizon Discovery, Ironveld, John Lewis of Hungerford, Johnson Matthey, Mobile Streams, Quadrise
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Anglo American, Belvoir, Horizon Discovery, John Lewis of Hungerford, Johnson Matthey, Mobile Streams, Quadrise
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Anglo American, Belvoir, Horizon Discovery, Ironveld, John Lewis of Hungerford, Johnson Matthey, Mobile Streams, Quadrise
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RH Common Stock

Tuesday 31 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -7 -15 -9
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 2.4% 2.4% 2.4%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -0.4% -1.2% +1.7%
Industrial Production Prelim   1.0% 0.1% 0.4%
PMI Manufacturing (China) PMI Manufacturing (China) Chart 35.7 45.0 52.0
Current Account Current Account Chart -15.860Bln GB -7.000Bln GB -5.6Bln GB
GDP Final Year on Year   1.1% 1.1% 1.1%
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 -0.1% -0.6%
Unemployment Rate (sa) Unemployment Rate (sa) Chart 5.0% 5.1% 5.0%
Unemployment Change (sa) Unemployment Change (sa) Chart -10k 29k 1k
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.2% -0.4%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -2.3% -2.6%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.1% 0.1%
Industrial PPI Year on Year Industrial PPI Year on Year Chart 0.5% -0.3%
Industrial PPI Month on Month Industrial PPI Month on Month Chart -0.3% -0.5%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 130.7 110.0 120.0

Corporate Statements

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AA Ltd, Alba Mineral Resources, Animalcare Group, Cyanconnode, DP Poland, ECR Minerals, Inspired Energy, James Halstead, Jangada Mines, Luceco (UK), M. P. Evans Group, Michelmersh Brick Hldgs, Proteome Sciences, PRS Reit, Quixant PLC, Red Rock Resources, Severn Trent, Smiths Group, Surgical Innovations, Yu Group
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Conagra Foods, Mccormick & Co

Wednesday 01 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Tankan Big Manufacturers Index Tankan Big Manufacturers Index Chart 0 -10 -8
Tankan Big Non-Manufacturers Index Tankan Big Non-Manufacturers Index Chart 20 6 +8
PMI Manufacturing   44.8 44.8
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.9% 0.1% +1.2%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 1.8% 1.5% +6.4%
PMI Manufacturing   48.7 40.5 40.3
PMI Manufacturing   42.9 42.9 43.2
PMI Manufacturing   45.7 45.5 45.4
Unemployment Rate   9.8% 10.0% 9.7%
PMI Manufacturing   44.8 44.7 44.5
PMI Manufacturing   48.0 47.0 47.8
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 7.4% 7.4% 7.3%
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart 183k -150k --27k
PMI Manufacturing   51.8 46.1
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 50.1 45.0 49.1
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   1.623Mln 3.997Mln 13.834Mln

Corporate Statements

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Central Asia Metals, Futura Medical, Robinson, Sumo Group
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PVH Corp
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Central Asia Metals, Futura Medical, Robinson, Sumo Group

Thursday 02 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) Chart 2.3% 2.0% 3.0%
House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) Chart 0.3% -0.1% 0.8%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.4% -0.2% -0.6%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -0.5% -0.7% -1.3%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -45.3Bln US -40.0Bln US -39.9Bln US
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 3283k 5000k 6648k
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -1.47Bln CA -1.87Bln CA -0.98Bln CA
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart -0.5% 0.2% 0.0%

Corporate Statements

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Bunzl, Hays, Moneysupermarket.com Group, Tracsis
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Acuity RM Group Plc, CarMax, Inc., Chewy, Inc, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust

Friday 03 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart -0.3% 0.4% +0.5%
PMI Services   52.1 22.0 17.4
PMI Services   29.0 29.0 27.4
PMI Services   34.5 34.3 31.7
PMI Services   28.4 28.4 26.4
PMI Composite   31.4 31.4 29.7
PMI Services   35.7 34.8 34.5
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.6% 0.1% 0.9%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 1.7% 1.7% 3.0%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 3.5% 3.8% 4.4%
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 273k -100k -701k
Average Earnings Average Earnings Chart 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders Chart 63.1 52.9
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity Chart 57.8 45.0 48.0
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment ISM Non Manufacturing Employment Chart 55.6 47.0
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid Chart 50.8 50.0
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Chart 57.3 44.0 52.5

Corporate Statements

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Constellation A
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Alba Mineral Resources, Great Portland Estates, Scottish Oriental Smlr Co TST

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