Data from the US this week should begin to give an impression of the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the US economy, with manufacturing and consumer surveys and producer price indices all published.
Closer to home, the Irish corporate reporting season continues with figures from Independent News & Media, and Grafton.
Monday
Results: Alitalia (H1), Antisoma, Banca Antonveneta (H1), Banca Popolare Italiana (H1), De'Longhi (H1), F&C Asset Management (H1), Group 4 Securicor (H1), NTR (H1), UTV (H1).
Meetings: Institute of European Affairs seminar on "A French Reflection on the Future of Europe" with Catherine Colonna, French Minister of State for European Affairs.
Indicators: British producer prices (Aug).
Others: Competition Authority to make first decision on Eircom/Meteor deal; Trading statement from Associated British Foods.
Tuesday
Results: Cobham (H1), French Connection (H1), Friends Provident (H1), Grafton (H1), Vivendi Universal (H1).
Meetings: Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise and Small Business discusses the Competition Authority's submission on Groceries Orders 1987 with its chairman Dr John Fingleton; INFO Ireland 2005 (Burlington Hotel, Dublin - to Wed); Bord Bia Brand Forum on "Brand Finance - Justifying Marketing Spend".
Indicators: Irish retail sales (Jul); US producer prices (Aug), international trade (Jul), consumer sentiment (Sep) and federal budget (Aug); British consumer prices (Aug); German consumer prices (Aug); French trade balance (Jul); Japanese industrial production (Jul) and capacity utilisation (Jul).
Others: Personal Injuries Assessment Board publishes its first annual report; Equitable Life Petition and the alleged failure of UK regulators to be heard in European Parliament.
Wednesday
Results: Independent News & Media (H1), Provident Financial (H1), Tullow Oil (H1).
AGM: Planestation.
Meetings: UN World Summit (New York - to Fri); SFA Annual Conference "Dare to Dream" (Dublin Castle); Oireachtas Joint Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs discusses artists tax exemptions; Aer Lingus chief executive Dermot Mannion addresses monthly lunch of the Leinster Society of Charted Accountants (Berkeley Court Hotel, Dublin); Not for Profit Business Association seminar on "From Survival to Success" (Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth); Cork Chamber of Commerce Seminar on Employment Law for Managers (Clarion Hotel, Cork); IBM Ireland hosts Extreme Blue innovation programme (Dublin - to Thurs).
Indicators: Irish Quarterly National Household Survey (Q2); US retail sales (Aug), capacity utilisation (Aug) and industrial production (Aug); British unemployment (Aug) and average earnings (Jul); Italian consumer prices (Aug); Japanese bankruptcies (Aug).
Thursday
Results: Aggreko (H1), Centrica (H1), Fiat (H1), Kingfisher (H1), Next (H1).
AGM: Eircom (egm).
Meetings: 2005 Indecon Public Policy Lecture with former US ambassador Michel J. Sullivan and Minister for Finance Brian Cowen on regulation (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin); Irish Management Institute breakfast seminar on stress in the workplace.
Indicators: Irish external trade (Jul); US business inventories (Jul), consumer prices (Aug) and real earnings (Aug); Japanese confidence index (Aug).
Friday
Meetings: Beverage Council of Ireland annual conference (Marriott Druids Glen Hotel, Wicklow).
Indicators: Euro-zone industrial production (Jul); Irish employment in construction (Jul); US net capital flows (Jul) and Michigan sentiment survey (Sep prelim); Italian industrial production (Jul).
