Economists expect data out this week to emphasise the depths of the downturns in the major economies. Meanwhile, markets will be paying close attention to key speeches by central bank chiefs.
Monday
Results:Albemarle & Bond; Campbell Soup; Icon; Nordstrom; Valspar; Waterman
Meetings: Launch of Chambers Ireland President's Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility (Hibernian Aviva, Hatch Street, D2).
Indicators: Italian Final CPI (Jan).
Others:Trading update from Associated British Foods (Primark); Entrepreneurial and Social Society of DCU team up with Dublin City Enterprise Board for Enterprise Week - keynote speakers incluse Bill Cullen and John Teeling (to Fri)
Tuesday
Results:Akzo Nobel; Blackrock International Land; Domino's; H.J. Heinz; Home Depot; Kerry Group; Macy's; TomTom; Thomson Reuters; Redrow
Meetings:Intellectual Property seminar (Dublin Chamber, D2); Joint Committee on Environment, Heritage and Local Government meeting on waste management
Indicators:EU Industrial Orders (Dec); Irish Trade Statistics (Oct '08) and County Incomes and Regional GDP (2006); US Case Shiller House prices (Dec) and Consumer Confidence (Feb); UK CBI Distributive Trades (Feb); German Ifo Index (Feb); French
Wednesday
Results:A. T. Cross; Barratt Development; Cadbury; Del Monte Foods; Garmin; Logica; TJX; The Washington Post; Vallourec
Meetings:Anglo Irish Bank AGM (Mansion House); Joint Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources meeting on 'Retail Changes Strategy'; Joint Committee on Transport meeting on Deloitte review of Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann
Indicators:Irish Agricultural Price Indices (2008); US Existing Home Sales (Jan); UK GDP (Q4); German GDP (Q4); Italian Business Confidence (Feb)
Others:Dublin BIC 'Start Your Own Business' Workshop (Guinness Enterprise Centre); Taoiseach Brian Cowen to officially launch the Bruce Shaw Handbook 2009 (Four Seasons Hotel, D4); SFI to announce 'Strategic Research Cluster funding Awards - presented by Tanaiste Mary Coughlan (Royal College of Physicians, Kildare St, D2)
Thursday
Results:Allianz; British American Tobacco; Dell; Gap; Liberty; Novell; Tesco; Royal Bank of Scotland
Meetings:Public Accounts Committee meeting on 2007 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General; Enterprise Awards 2009 (Docklands Innovation Park); Construction Information Technology Alliance to formally launch Construction Enterprise Innovation Network Project (Royal College of Physicians, Kildare Street, D2); Vice President of EU Commission responsible for Enterprise and Industry, Gunther Verheugen to give keynote address at IIEA
Indicators:EU M3/3 Month Moving Average (Jan) and Business Climate Index (Feb); US Durable Goods (Jan), Initial Jobless Claims (w/e 21st Feb) and New Home Sales (Jan); UK Nationwide House Prices (Feb); German Unemployment (Feb) and Gfk Consumer Confidence Index (Mar)
Friday
Results:Bank of Scotland (Ireland); Grafton; Lloyds Banking Group; Qualceram Shires; Rightmove; White Young Green; William Hill
Indicators:EU Unemployment (Jan); Irish Quarterly National Household Survey - employment (Q4), external trade (Dec) and Central Bank monthly statistics including private sector credit figures (Jan); US GDP (Q4); Chicago PMI (Feb) and Michigan Sentiment (Feb); UK Gfk Consumer Confidence (Feb)
Others:Details of the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Enterprise Week to be announced; Launch of technology company Sonru by Paul Kehoe, Fine Gael Chief Whip (Enniscorthy Enterprise and Technology Centre).
