ECB comes to Dublin

The European Central Bank comes to Dublin for the first of its meetings outside Germany but, with inflation set to top 3 per cent in figures out today, it is unlikely to mark the occasion with a move on interest rates.

Interest will focus on whether the bank's governing council takes advantage of its visit to comment on the Irish economy.

Monday

Results: Business Systems Grp Hldgs, Carclo, Hampson Industries, Intelek, James Cropper, Millfield Group, Oracle, Scipher, Trifast.

A.G.M.: Arena Leisure (e.g.m.), Ted Baker, Carrefour, Eidos (e.g.m.), Fyffes, I Feel Good (e.g.m.), Ire-Tex, Kern River (e.g.m.).

Meetings: IBEC European human resources directors' conference (European Centre for Living and Working Conditions, Dublin); IBEX Materials Handling 2001 (Belfast) Waterfront Hall to Tues).

Indicators: EMU consumer prices (May); German producer prices (May).

Others: Statoil makes stock market debut in Oslo and New York.

Tuesday

Results: 600 Group, Alba, Cedar Group, Grainger Trust (H1), Goldman Sachs (Q2), GTECH (Q1), Gucci (Q1), Halma, Intechnology, Lehman Bros (Q2), London Merchant Securities, Red Hat (Q1), Warner Estates Holdings, WT Foods.

A.G.M.: Aminex, Brancote, Jennings Brothers, Quester VCT2, Quester VCT3, Time Products.

Meetings: Innovation conference (University of Limerick to Wed).

Indicators: EMU industrial production (Apr); Irish wholesale price index (May) and vehicle licensing (Mar); US housing starts/completions (Apr); French balance of payments (Mar).

Wednesday

Results: Danisco, Potential Finance Group (H1), Stagecoach, Victoria, WMRC (Q1).

A.G.M.: ABN Amro, Brit Ins Hldgs, Gucci, ICOS, Ivory & Sime UK Smaller, Lufthansa, Megalomedia (e.g.m.), Rugby Estates, Totally, Unite (e.g.m.).

Meetings: EU meeting on aid and globalisation (Kamfors, Sweden to Thurs); WTO Dispute Settlement body meets (Geneva); OECD financial action task force on money laundering meeting (Paris); European e-business seminar (Ormeau Business Park, Belfast).

Indicators: EMU foreign trade (Apr); US leading indicators (May); British public sector borrowing requirement (May), trade balance (Apr), nonEU trade (May) and M4 data (May); Italian industrial sales/orders (Apr) and GDP (Q1).

Others: British Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr Gordon Brown and Bank of England governor Sir Edward George make keynote speeches at annual Mansion House dinner in London.

Thursday

Results: Conduit, Handelsbanken (Q2), H&M (Q2), Novartis (H1), Old Monk Company, Seymour Pierce Group (H1), Syltone, Telework Group, Turbo Genset.

A.G.M.: BCV, Investors Capital (e.g.m.), Orange, Philips, Slingsby (H C), Telewest Comms.

Meetings: ECB governing council meets (Dublin); EU-Canada summit (Stockholm).

Indicators: US international trade (Apr) and current account (Q1); British CBI industrial trends survey (Jun); French household consumption (May); German consumer prices (Jun).

Others: IMCI/Irish Times Medal breakfast (Berkeley Court Hotel, Dublin); Belgian finance minister Mr Didier Reynders presents programme for Eurogroup and European Union finance ministers during Belgian presidency of the EU; Launch of Self Help Seed Fund.

Friday

Results: Nordea (Q2), Partridge Fine Arts (H1), Ranstad (Q1).

A.G.M.: Arcon, E-Comsport Group, Hitachi Credit, Homestyle, McInerney, South Staffordshire, Telegate.

Meetings: NSAI national construction conference (Industry Research Centre, UCD); Economists Group meets (Institute of European Affairs).

Indicators: German Ifo business climate index (May); French wages (Q1); Italian EU trade (Apr) and non-EU trade (May).