Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 31/03/25


Monday 31 March

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Industrial Production Prelim   -1.1% 2.3% 2.5%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 3.9% 2.0% +1.4%
PMI Manufacturing (China) PMI Manufacturing (China) Chart 50.2 50.5 50.5
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.2% +0.8%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 2.9% 3.1% +4.9%
Money Supply M4   1.3% 0.2%
CPI Final Month on Month   0.4% 0.4% 0.3%

Tuesday 01 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 2.5% 2.5%
Tankan Big Non-Manufacturers Index Tankan Big Non-Manufacturers Index Chart 33 33
Tankan Big Manufacturers Index Tankan Big Manufacturers Index Chart 14 12
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 0.3% 0.3%
PMI Manufacturing   48.3
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 4.10% 4.10%
House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) Chart 3.9% 4.1%
House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) Chart 0.4% 0.2%
PMI Manufacturing   47.4 48.0
PMI Manufacturing   48.9 48.9
PMI Manufacturing   48.3 48.3
PMI Manufacturing   48.7 48.7
Unemployment Rate   6.3% 6.3%
PMI Manufacturing   44.6 44.6
PMI Manufacturing   47.8
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 50.3 49.5

Wednesday 02 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart 77k 115k
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart 1.7% 0.5%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   -3.341Mln

Thursday 03 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Services   53.0 52.5
PMI Services   46.6 46.6
PMI Services   50.2 50.2
PMI Services   50.4 50.4
PMI Composite   50.4 50.4
PMI Services   53.2 53.2
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.8% 0.1%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 1.8% 3.0%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 224k 225k
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 3.97Bln CA 3.55Bln CA
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -131.4Bln US -123.5Bln US
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment ISM Non Manufacturing Employment Chart 53.9
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid Chart 62.6
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Chart 53.5 53.0
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity Chart 54.4
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders Chart 52.2

Friday 04 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Industrial Production Month on Month   -0.6% 0.4%
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart -0.40%
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart 0.90%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 6.6% 6.7%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 4.1% 4.1%
Average Earnings Average Earnings Chart 0.3% 0.3%
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 151k 139k

DISCLAIMER


Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 64% of retail investors lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. For professional clients, spread betting and CFD trading can also result in losses larger than your initial stake or deposit.

Spreadex Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, provides an execution only service and does not provide advice in any way. Nothing within this update should be deemed to constitute the provision of investment advice, recommendations, any other professional advice in any way, or a record of our trading prices. This update does not constitute or form part of an offer of, or solicitation for a transaction in any financial instrument, nor shall it or the fact of its distribution form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract therefore. Any persons placing trades based on their interpretation of the comments or information within this update does so entirely at their own risk.

No representation, warranty, or undertaking, express or limited, is given as to the accuracy or completeness of the information or opinions contained within this update by Spreadex Ltd or any of its employees and no liability is accepted by such persons for the accuracy or completeness of any such information or opinions. As such, no reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information and opinions contained within this update.

The information contained within this update is the intellectual property of Spreadex Ltd and is protected by UK and International copyright laws. All rights reserved. Users may however freely download, distribute and reproduce extracts of the contents, subject always to accrediting Spreadex Ltd as the source and providing a hyperlink to www.spreadex.com.