THE MAIN event of the week is likely to come on Wednesday when the Dáil returns from its summer recess to debate the proposed Nama legislation.
Meanwhile, economists will be closely watching the retail sales data for July out on Friday.
MONDAY
Results: Unify
Meetings: Petroneft Resources agm
Indicators: EU employment change (Q2) and industrial production (July); UK RICS house price balance (Aug); Swiss producer and import prices (Aug); Canadian capacity utilisation (Q2); Japanese Tokyo condominium sales (Aug), industrial production (July) and capacity utilisation (July).
TUESDAY
Results: Adobe Systems
Meetings: ''Keys To Business Survival In Challenging Times'' seminar organised by Horwath Bastow Charleton (Temple Gate Hotel, Ennis); SPACE 2009 agri- equipment sector trade show (Rennes, France); Digital Media for International Markets – networking event sponsored by Medialightbox (Crowne Plaza, Dundalk).
Indicators: EU ZEW survey – economic sentiment (Sept), Labour costs (Q2) and European Commissions economic growth forecasts; Irish planning permissions (Q2) and overseas travel (July); US NY Empire State Manufacturing Index (Sept), producer price index (Aug), retail sales (Aug), business inventories (July) and ABC/ Washington PostConsumer Confidence (Sept 13); UK consumer price index (Aug), DCLG house price index (July), retail price index (Aug), Swiss industrial production (Q2); Canadian labour productivity (Q2) and new motor vehicle sales (July); Japanese machine tool orders (Aug); Australian dwelling starts (Q2) and minutes of RBA meeting.
Others: NTMA bond auction.
WEDNESDAY
Results: Apogee; Next; Oracle. Meetings: Tweeting For Business Success lunchtime workshop (Clarion Hotel, IFSC); speed networking lunch (Regus, Dublin 2); free Sogeti webinar at www.sogeti.ie
Indicators: OECD issues recommendations on employment policy; Fingal Dublin Chamber Employment law and health and safety seminar (Carlton House, Dublin 9).
Others: Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan addresses Dáil on proposed Nama Bill; PwC outlook on the retail sector event.
THURSDAY
Results: FedEx; French Connection; Kingfisher.
Meetings: Building Exhibition/ Irish Sustainable Building Show (to Sept 19th, RDS); CloudCamp Dublin, where early adopters of Cloud Computing technologies exchange ideas. (IBM Innovation Centre, Mulhuddart).
Indicators: EU construction output (July) and trade balance (July); US continuing jobless claims (Sept 5th), housing starts (Aug) ; UK retail sales (Aug) and CBI industrial trends survey – Orders (Sept); Bank of Japan interest rate decision.
FRIDAY
Meetings: McCann FitzGerald and Public Affairs Ireland will co-host ''Regulating Ireland – reforming regulatory structures for a new economy'' seminar (Westin Hotel, Dublin 2); "Lisbon, Legally Speaking', a lunchtime discussion on the Lisbon Treaty referendum with commissioner Charlie McCreevy.
Indicators: EU current account (July); Irish retail sales index (July); UK M4 money supply (Aug) and public sector net borrowing (Aug); Germany producer price index (Aug); Canadian wholesale sales (July; Japanese coincident index (July), Leading economic index (July) and Bank of Japan monthly economic survey.
