This Week

EUROPE WILL continue to dominate the headlines with some key indicators due out for the euro area. Wednesday’s flash PMIs for November are expected to reinforce concerns over the euro zone’s economic outlook. In terms of Irish economic data, the main release of note is today’s property price index reading for October, which is likely to show continued softness.

MONDAY

Meeting: Worldspreads agm (Shelbourne Hotel); Origin Enterprises agm (Westbury); Juergen Stark of ECB on Crafting Monetary Policy for Stability and Convergence (IIEA); Business Live (Athlone); EU economic and monetary affairs commissioner Olli Rehn speech at EU Commissions annual research conference.

Indicators: EU-17 current account (Sep); Irish residential property price index (Oct).

Other: Minister for Finance Michael Noonan to open new facility to promote innovation and business support in the midwest.

TUESDAY

Meeting: Business Live (Newbridge); Public sector finance and efficiency summit (Croke Park); Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos to meet euro group head Jean- Claude Juncker (Luxembourg).

Indicators: EU-17 flash consumer confidence (Nov).

Other: OECD-IARIW conference on economic security (until Wed).

WEDNESDAY

Meeting: Ibec CEO Going For Growth Conference; Business Live (Kilkenny); Leeside BNI chapter open morning.

Indicators: EU-17 industrial orders (Sep) and Flash PMI (Nov); Irish earnings and labour costs (Q2-Q3).

Other: Launch of new tax book Tax Advice for Irish Family Businesses (National Gallery of Ireland, D2).

THURSDAY

Meeting: IT@Cork leaders awards; KPMG insurance solvency update; Taoiseach Enda Kenny to launch the TelecityGroup brand in Ireland (Shelbourne Hotel).

Indicators: Irish wholesale price index (Oct); UK revised GDP (Q3) and CBI industrial orders (Nov); Other: Free master class in understanding contractual disputes (Mason Hayes Curran).

FRIDAY

Meeting: InterTradeIreland Economic Forum (Dublin Castle).

Indicators: Irish agricultural price indices (Sep) and trade statistics (Jul).