AFTER A week of almost relentless bad news, the latest live register and retail sales figures due in the coming days will be closely watched.
TODAY
Results: Aryzta; Wolseley.
Meeting: Women Mean Business conference and awards 2010 (Shelbourne Hotel; Eurofi financial forum 2010 Optimising EU Financial Reforms for Achieving Resilience, Growth and Competitiveness (to 30th, Brussels).
Indicators: EMU M3 money supply (August); OECD economic survey of Portugal.
Other: Fingal Enterprise Week.
TOMORROW
Results: AG Barr; Albemarle Bond; Game; JJB Sports; Lloyds of London.
Meeting: Invest Ireland conference (to 30th, Ryan Academy, Citywest); World of Learning conference and exhibition (NEC Birmingham).
Indicators: US SP/Case-Shiller home price indices (July) and consumer confidence (September); UK GDP (Q2); German CPI (September) and retail sales (August).
Other: Lord Mayor of Dublin Gerry Breen to launch www.pivotdublin. com as part of Dublin’s bid to be designated World Design Capital 2014 (City Hall, D2); trading updates from Daily Mail and General Trust and Thomas Cook.
WEDNESDAY
Results: Hennes Mauritz.
Meeting: Máire Geoghegan Quinn among keynote speakers at presentation of initiative to help boost Europe’s economy by bringing together RD, investors and policymakers (Brussels); corporate restructuring summit (Chartered Accountants House); Eircom to launch new mobile service.
Indicators: EMU consumer and industrial confidence (September); Irish live register (September), Milk statistics (August) and agricultural price indices (July); UK index of services (July), M4 money supply (August), mortgage approvals (August) and industrial confidence (September).
THURSDAY
Results: Accenture.
Meeting: Trinity Biotech egm; Ibec HR leadership summit 2010 – speakers include Taoiseach Brian Cowen (Aviva stadium); SFA Business 2 Business evening (Chartered Accountants House); IPA national conference 2010 (Aviva.
Indicators: Irish production in building and construction index (Q2), external debt (June 30) and Annual Services Inquiry (2008); US GDP annualised (Q2) and jobless claims and Chicago purchasing managers’ index (September); German unemployment rate (September).
Other: Ernst Young euro zone forecast; launch of sixth Rehab Great Investment Race (Westbury Hotel).
FRIDAY
Meeting: Abbey agm (Conrad, Dublin); start-up weekend (Digital Hub, Dublin).
Indicators: EMU PMI manufacturing (September) and unemployment rate (August); Irish retail sales index (August); US Reuters/Michigan consumer sentiment index (September) and construction spending (August); UK PMI manufacturing (September).
