After a turbulent first week back in business after the terror attacks in New York and Washington, the US markets will be hoping for some stability. Some direction on the outlook for the short term would also be welcomed by European markets. The European Central Bank governing council meets on Thursday to debate rates just over a week after cutting them in a co-ordinated move with the Fed and the Bank of England.
The Central Bank publishes its autumn bulletin on Thursday, giving some indication of the impact of foot-and-mouth on the economy over recent months and some guide as to the expected impact of the attacks in the US in the months ahead.
Monday
Results: Aero Inventory, Benchmark Group, Charteris, Close Brothers, Freeport Imprint Search & Selection (H1), Leeds United, Merival Moore, Ricardo, T&S Stores (H1), Unilever trading statement.
AGMs: Hansard Group, Havelock Europa (e.g.m.).
Meetings: IBEC breakfast briefing on Dublin's digital media hub; European Institute of Public Administration seminar on practical introduction of euro notes and coins (Maastricht to Tues); Assemblies of the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (Geneva to Oct 3rd).
Indicators: EMU industrial production (Jul) and current account (Jul); Irish industrial production (Jul); US leading indicators (Aug).
Others: Minister for Finance Mr Charlie McCreevy attends Institute of Taxation publication Top Tax Books 2001 and TaxFind 2001.
Tuesday
Results: Clinton Cards (H1), CMGI (Q2), Compel Group, Global Group (H1), Gucci Group (Q2), Hiscox (H1), House of Fraser (H1), ICM Computer Group, Icon (Q1), Lehman Brothers (Q3), Metalrax (H1), Oxford Glycosciences (H1), Profitle Media, QSP Group (H1), Reed Executive (H1), Solitaire Group (H1), Vivendi (Q2), Wolseley
AGMs: Autostrade (e.g.m.), Eurodis Electron, IWP International, Keller (e.g.m.), Kleeneze, Murray Global Investment Trust, Park Group, Stewart & Wright, Ryanair, W.H Ireland Group (e.g.m.).
Meetings: World Trade Organisation dispute settlement body meets (Geneva); Merril Lynch Global Pharmaceutical Biotechnology & healthcare conference (London to Wednesday); Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland 2001 conference (Burlington Hotel, Dublin); Bord Glas fresh produce conference (Jurys Green Isle Hotel, Dublin); International meeting of Smart Card Forum Europe (La Redoute, Bonn).
Indicators: Irish agricultural prices (Jul); US consumer confidence (Sep) and existing home sales (Aug); British GDP (Q2); French housing starts (Aug), consumer prices (Aug) and consumer spending (Jul); Italian unemployment (Jul) and business confidence (Aug).
Wednesday
Results: Barratt Developments, Bear Sterns (Q3), Bloomsbury Publishing (H1), Corel (Q3), Easynet Group (H1), Goldman Sachs (Q3), Gresham Hotels Group (H1), London Forfaiting Company (H1), Marylebone Warwick Balfour, NMT Group (H1), Ocean Wilson Holdings (H1), Ottakar's (H1), Sherry FitzGerald (H1), Smiths Group, Sport Entertainment & Media (H1), Swiss Life (H1).
AGMs: Adval Group, Boustead, Software for Sport, Worthington Group
Meetings: OPEC ministerial conference to decide oil output policy (Vienna); Forfas and National Council on Ageing conference on employment and retirment and the over-55s (Conrad Hotel, Dublin); Strategic Planning Society breakfast on the Government agenda for regulatory reform Impact on Irish Business (United Services Club, Dublin); Irish Bluetooth Users' Forum (The Sugar Club, Dublin).
Indicators: EMU trade balance (Jul) and imports/exports (Jul); Italian retail sales (Jul); Japanese retail sales (Aug).
Others: Irish Venture Capital Association publishes report on investment activity 2000; Tanaiste Ms Harney lauches Dublin City University innovation and enterprise centre.
Thursday
Results: Alizyme (H1), Alltracel Pharmaceuticals (H1), Empire Interactive (H1), Hanover International (H1), Henry Boot (H1), John Laing (H1), Maiden Group (H1), Wellington Holdings (H1).
AGMs: IMS Maxims (e.g.m.), Jupiter Primadona, NWF Group
Meetings: European Central Bank governing council meets; Colt/Hewlett-Packard Business Master Series breakfast addressed by Ryanair's finance director Mr Michael Cawley (Shanahan's On the Green, Dublin); Society of Actuaries seminar: "Towards a Better Health System" (Conrad Hotel, Dublin); European conference on e-government (Trinity College, Dublin); Chartered Institute of Management Accountants/Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development breakfast on "Harnessing Creativity to Increase the Bottom Line" (Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin).
Indicators: EMU M3 (Aug); Irish external trade (Jul), industrial turnover (Jun) and industrial disputes (Q2); French employment (Q2), business confidence (Sep) and industry survey (Sep); German wholesale sales (Aug); Italian consumer confidence (Sep), industrial orders (Jul) and industrial turnover (Jul); Japanese consumer prices (Aug), employment (Aug), industrial production (Aug) and household spending (Aug).
Others: Central Bank publishes its autumn bulletin; ESRI publishes three-yearly medium-term review for 2002-07.
Friday
Results: Cox Insurance (H1), Dana Petroleum (H1), Goshawk Insurance Holdings (H1), Multi Group (H1), Northamber, NXT, Pennant International Group (H1), Safeway (Q3), Stavert Zigomala, Stoddard International (H1).
AGMs: Filtronic, Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust, Lombard Medical (e.g.m.), Planit Holdings, Scoot.com
Indicators: Irish retail sales (Jul) and quarterly national accounts (Q1); US GDP (Q2), sales (Q2), implicit deflator (Q2) and Michigan Sentiment Survey (Sep); French producer price index (Jul) and unemployment (Aug); Italian consumer prices (Sep), foreign trade (Jul) and non-EU trade (Aug).
Others: Small Firms' Association E-Ireland exhibition (RDS, Dublin to Sun).