THE START of the ’silly season’ seems to be upon us, judging by the light business schedule for the week ahead.The only economic data of note due out are the external trade figures for April, which are expected to show an improvement from March.
MONDAY
Results: Wyeth
Meeting: AGI Therapeutics agm
Indicators: Irish Area Yield and Production of Crops (2009); UK Rightmove House Prices (Jun)
Other: Central Bank to publish paper on future shape of Irish banking; ECB Governing Board member Christian Noyer gives speech on macroeconomic policies in a crisis period (Paris)
TUESDAY
Meeting: FGS conference on China (Sheraton Hotel, Athlone); InterTradeIreland All Island Seedcorn Business Competition 2010 workshop series (Waterford and Birr)
Indicators: EU-16 Current Account (Apr) and Flash Consumer Confidence (Jun); UK post-election emergency budget; US Existing Home Sales (May)
Other: Business to Arts PwC launch Shining the Light on Successful Sponsorships
WEDNESDAY
Results: Nike
Meeting: IBEC President's Dinner - with keynote speaker Taoiseach Brian Cowen (Mansion House); PetroNeft Resources agm (Herbert Park Hotel, D4); ESRI conference on equality (Dublin Castle). Indicators: EU-16 Flash PMI - Composite (June); US New Home Sales (May) and FOMC Rate Announcement; UK CBI Distributive Trades Survey (Jun) Other: Steve Maine of Solaris Mobile and Minister of State Conor Lenihan to launch A vision of the future in mobile television (Aviva Stadium)
THURSDAY
Results: Accenture; Hennes Mauritz; Oracle
Meeting: Dublin Web Summit (Chartered Accountants House, D2); Euroconstruct conference (to Fri, Dublin Castle)
Indicators: EU-16 Industrial Orders (Apr); Irish External Trade (Apr)
Other: Ernst & Young to release summer edition of its eurozone economic forecast
FRIDAY
Results: Berkeley Group
Meeting: An Post Direct Marketing Awards (Guinness Storehouse)
