Intraday Market Thoughts
Previewing Tankan & China’s PMI
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Mar 31, 2015 18:01
Before previewing tonight's key market-moving date from Asia, namely Japan's quarterly tankan survey and China's PMI readings, it's worth mentioning the unexpectedly upward revision in UK Q4 GDP and the continued (but slow) improvement in Eurozone CPI. Full charts & analysis
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| Act | Exp | Prev | GMT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markit PMI Manufacturing (MAR) | |||
| 54.4 | 54.1 | Apr 01 8:30 | |
| Nomura/ JMMA PMI Manufacturing (MAR) | |||
| 50.4 | 51.6 | Apr 01 1:35 | |
| PMI (MAR) | |||
| 49.3 | 49.9 | Apr 01 1:00 | |
| PMI (MAR) | |||
| 53.9 | Apr 01 1:00 | ||
| PMI (MAR) | |||
| 50.7 | Apr 01 1:45 | ||
| Eurozone Markit PMI Manufacturing (MAR) | |||
| 51.9 | 51.0 | Apr 01 8:00 | |
| GDP (4Q) (q/q) [F] | |||
| 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Mar 31 8:30 |
| GDP (4Q) (y/y) [F] | |||
| 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.7% | Mar 31 8:30 |
| Eurozone CPI Estimate (MAR) (y/y) | |||
| -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.3% | Mar 31 9:00 |
| Eurozone CPI - Core (MAR) (y/y) [P] | |||
| 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Mar 31 9:00 |
| Tankan Large Manufacturing Index (Q1) | |||
| 14 | 12 | Mar 31 23:50 | |
| Tankan Large Manufacturing Outlook (Q1) | |||
| 16 | 9 | Mar 31 23:50 | |
| Tankan Non - Manufacturing Index (Q1) | |||
| 17 | 16 | Mar 31 23:50 | |
| Tankan Non - Manufacturing Outlook (Q1) | |||
| 17 | 15 | Mar 31 23:50 | |
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