Upheaval in the political world may well continue to overshadow business events this week, but close attention will still be paid to December’s retail sales figures due out on Thursday
Meanwhile the World Economic Forum gets underway this week, with global leaders descending on the Swiss ski resort of Davos to explore this year’s theme 'Shared Norms for the New Reality'.
MONDAY
Results:
Crane; Invesco; McDonald's; Sanmina-SCI
Meeting
: Free business networking event as part of 'Getting Down to Business' series - Bob Flynn speaking (Red Cow Moran Hotel)
Indicators
: EMU Purchasing Managers’ Index (Jan) and Industrial New Orders (Nov); Irish Supply and Use Tables for Ireland (2007)
Other:
SFA jobs sentiment survey
TUESDAY
Results
: EMC; Yahoo
Meeting:
Beauchamps Solicitors breakfast briefing 'Protecting IP Protects Business & Tax Planning Improves Returns'
Indicators:
Irish Wholesale Price Index (Dec); US S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (Nov), Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index (Jan) and ABC/Washington Post Consumer Confidence; UK GDP (Q4), Index of Services (Nov) and Public Sector Net Borrowing (Dec); Canadian Consumer Price Index (Dec)
Other:
President Mary McAleese will launch the IFA Farm Safety campaign
WEDNESDAY
Australia Day
Results:
Abbott; ConocoPhillips; E*TRADE Financial; SAP; Starbucks; Symantec; Xerox
Meeting: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 (Davos-Klosters, Switzerland); TechLudd event for start-ups (4 Dame Lane)
Indicators:
Irish External Trade (Nov); Bank of England to publish minutes of Jan. 12-13 Monetary Policy Committee meeting; US Fed Interest Rate Decision
Other:
ECB executive board member Juergen Stark speaks at the University of Kiel about the global financial crisis and the challenges it poses to the ECB (Germany)
THURSDAY
Results:
Bristol-Myers Squibb; British Sky Broadcasting; Caterpillar; Colgate-Palmolive; CPL Resources; Eli Lilly; Hennes & Mauritz; Microsoft; Nokia; Novartis; Procter & Gamble
Meeting
: Britvic agm (London)
Indicators:
EMU Consumer Confidence (Jan), Economic Confidence (Jan) and Industrial Confidence (Jan); Irish Retail Sales Index (Dec) and Agricultural Price Indices (Nov); US Jobless Claims, Durable Goods Orders (Dec), Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (Dec) and Pending Home Sales (Dec)
FRIDAY
Indicators
: EMU M3 Money Supply (Dec); Irish Milk Statistics (Dec) and Trade Statistics (Sept); US Gross Domestic Purchases Price Index (Q4)
