Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 28/09/26


Tuesday 29 September

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 4.35% 4.60% 4.60%
Money Supply M4   -0.3% 0.4%
Business Climate Business Climate Chart -0.22 -0.06
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 98.4 99.0 97.9
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 7.8% 10.9%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 2.4% 2.4%
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart 5.8 6.5 6.1
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart -5.3 -4.7 -3.8
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -16.5 -16.5 -16.5
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.0% -0.0%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 89.4 89.2 81.9

Wednesday 30 September

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 4.0% 3.3% +2.7%
Industrial Production Prelim   -0.2% 1.7% -1.7%
PMI Manufacturing (China) PMI Manufacturing (China) Chart 49.8 50.1 50.1
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -2.5% 0.1% -0.4%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -3.4% 1.5% +1.3%
GDP Final Quarter on Quarter GDP Final Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.4% 0.4% 0.5%
GDP Final Year on Year   1.2% 1.2% 1.4%
Current Account Current Account Chart -22.134Bln GB -24.700Bln GB -19.932Bln GB
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 1.1% +1.0%
Unemployment Change (sa) Unemployment Change (sa) Chart 4k 1k 12k
Unemployment Rate (sa) Unemployment Rate (sa) Chart 6.4% 6.4% 6.4%
ZEW Investor Sentiment   12.1 2.6
Consumer Confidence   94.5 94.0 91.2
CPI Final Month on Month   0.2% 0.50% 0.60%
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart 38k 70k 90k
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 3.7% 3.7% +3.4%
PCE Core Price Index Month on Month PCE Core Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
GDP Deflator GDP Deflator Chart 6.4% 6.4% 6.1%
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart 0.0% +0.6%
GDP Final GDP Final Chart 1.5% 1.5% 2.2%
PCE Core Price Index Year on Year PCE Core Price Index Year on Year Chart 3.3% 3.3% 3.0%
PCE Price Index Month on Month PCE Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.4% 0.3%
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.4% 0.2%
Corporate Profits Corporate Profits Chart 8.2% 7.7%
Dallas Fed PCE Dallas Fed PCE Chart 2.2% 1.9%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   2.969Mln -0.264Mln 0.922Mln

Thursday 01 October

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Tankan Big Manufacturers Index Tankan Big Manufacturers Index Chart 22 25 24
Tankan Big Non-Manufacturers Index Tankan Big Non-Manufacturers Index Chart 37 36 35
PMI Manufacturing   54.1 54.1
House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) Chart 0.2% -0.2%
House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) Chart 1.6% 1.3% 0.8%
PMI Manufacturing   49.6 50.0 50.4
PMI Manufacturing   50.3 50.3 50.6
PMI Manufacturing   53.8 53.8 53.9
Unemployment Rate   5.8% 5.7% 6.2%
PMI Manufacturing   52.7 52.7 52.9
PMI Manufacturing   52.0 52.0 51.9
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 6.4% 6.4% 6.4%
PMI Manufacturing   53.0 51.5
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 54.6 55.0 54.5

Friday 02 October

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 2.4% 2.4% 2.5%
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart 0.80% +0.5%
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart -0.40% +0.3%
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 162k 90k 29k
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 4.1% 4.1% 4.2%
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart 0.9% 0.1% 0.1%

Monday 05 October

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 35.5
PMI Services   55.2 54.6
PMI Services   51.4 51.4
PMI Services   52.9 52.9
PMI Services   53.0 53.0
PMI Composite   53.1 53.1
PMI Services   51.7 51.7
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 5.8% 8.1%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 1.6% 1.9%
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Chart 55.4 55.0
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders Chart 60.9
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid Chart 72.6
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity Chart 61.7
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment ISM Non Manufacturing Employment Chart 47.8

Tuesday 06 October

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Sentiment Consumer Sentiment Chart -5.2%
Industrial Production Month on Month   -0.4% 0.3%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 0.6% 1.0%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -0.6% 0.2%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -88.6Bln US -102.0Bln US
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 0.77Bln CA 1.70Bln CA

Wednesday 07 October

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
House Price Index UK (Halifax) House Price Index UK (Halifax) Chart -0.2%
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart -1.1% 0.5%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -6.669Bln EU
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   0.922Mln

Thursday 08 October

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 21.3Bln EU 19.0Bln EU

Friday 09 October

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Industrial Production Month on Month (sa) Industrial Production Month on Month (sa) Chart 0.7% 0.0%
Industrial Production Year on Year (wda) Industrial Production Year on Year (wda) Chart 0.0%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 6.4% 6.5%

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