Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 31/08/15


Monday 31 August

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -2.3% 1.0% 1.4%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 5.1% 1.9% 3.3%
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart -0.10% -0.3%
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart 0.30% 1.7%
Chicago PMI Chicago PMI Chart 54.7 54.7 54.4

Tuesday 01 September

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Manufacturing (China) PMI Manufacturing (China) Chart 50.0 49.7 49.7
PMI Manufacturing   51.9 51.7
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 2.00% 2.00% 2.00%
PMI Manufacturing   55.3 54.8 53.8
PMI Manufacturing   48.6 48.6 48.3
PMI Manufacturing   53.2 53.2 53.3
Unemployment Change (sa) Unemployment Change (sa) Chart 9k -2k -7k
Unemployment Rate (sa) Unemployment Rate (sa) Chart 6.4% 6.4% 6.4%
Unemployment Rate   12.7% 12.6% 12.0%
PMI Manufacturing   52.4 52.4 52.3
PMI Manufacturing   51.9 52.0 51.5
GDP Final Quarter on Quarter GDP Final Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
GDP Final Year on Year   0.5% 0.5% 0.7%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 11.1% 11.1% 10.9%
GDP Quarter on Quarter GDP Quarter on Quarter Chart -0.1% -0.1%
GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised Chart -0.6% -1.0% -0.5%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart -0.2% 0.2% +0.5%
PMI Manufacturing   50.8 49.4
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 52.7 52.6 51.1

Corporate Statements


Wednesday 02 September

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP Final Year on Year GDP Final Year on Year Chart 2.3% 2.2% +2.0%
GDP Final Quarter on Quarter GDP Final Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.9% 0.4% +0.2%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.1% -0.1% -0.1%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -2.2% -2.1% -2.1%
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart 185k 201k 190.0k
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart 1.8% 0.9% +0.4%

Corporate Statements


Thursday 03 September

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Imports Imports Chart 4.0% 0%
Exports Exports Chart 3.0% +2%
Trade Balance Goods & Services Trade Balance Goods & Services Chart -2933mln AU -3100mln AU -2460mln AU
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 0.7% 0.4% -0.1%
ILO Unemployment Rate ILO Unemployment Rate Chart 10.30% 10.3%
PMI Services   52.0 53.0 54.6
PMI Services   51.8 51.8 50.6
PMI Services   53.6 53.6 54.9
PMI Services   54.3 54.3 54.4
PMI Composite   54.1 54.1 54.3
PMI Services   57.4 57.6 55.6
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -0.6% 0.6% 0.4%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 1.2% 2.0% 2.7%
ECB Rate Decision ECB Rate Decision Chart 0.05% 0.05%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 271k 275k 282k
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -0.48bln C$ -1.30bln C$ -0.59bln C$
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -43.8bln $ -42.4bln $ -41.86bln $
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity Chart 64.9 61.0 63.9
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment ISM Non Manufacturing Employment Chart 59.6 56.0
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders Chart 63.8 63.4
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid Chart 53.7 50.8
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Chart 60.3 58.1 59.0

Corporate Statements

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Coopers Cos Inc, Esterline Technologies, Gap Inc, Joy Global Inc, Methode Electronics, Rite Aid Corporation, Verifone Systems
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Booker Group

Friday 04 September

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 93 94 93
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 215k 220k +173k
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 6.8% 6.8% 7%
Average Earnings Average Earnings Chart 0.2% 0.2% +0.3%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 5.3% 5.2% 5.1%

Corporate Statements

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Fastnet Equity

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