Events for 22nd May 2014

Economic Events

UK		Forecast	Previous
09:30	Second Estimate GDP q/q	0.80%	0.80%
09:30	Prelim Business Investment q/q	2.30%	2.40%
09:30	Public Sector Net Borrowing	3.6B	4.9B
09:30	Index of Services 3m/3m	0.90%	0.90%
11:00	CBI Industrial Order Expectations	4	-1
EU		Forecast	Previous
08:00	French Flash Services PMI	50.3	50.4
08:00	French Flash Manufacturing PMI	51.1	51.2
08:30	German Flash Manufacturing PMI	54	54.1
08:30	German Flash Services PMI	54.8	54.7
09:00	Flash Services PMI	53	53.1
09:00	Flash Manufacturing PMI	53.2	53.4
US		Forecast	Previous
13:30	Unemployment Claims	312K	297K
14:45	Flash Manufacturing PMI	55.6	55.4
15:00	CB Leading Index m/m	0.40%	0.80%
15:00	Existing Home Sales	4.71M	4.59M