NAMA WILL no doubt continue to dominate the political and national debate this week, but there will also be a focus on the real economy. The Central Statistics Office is due to release national accounts, and employment data (in the latest quarterly household survey), for the second quarter over the coming days.
Economists predict that these figures may not be as bad as in the first quarter of the year, but they may still make for grim reading.
TODAY
Meetings: ECB board member Gertrude Tumpell-Gugerell delivers opening address at a conference on Business Models in Banking: Is there a Best Practice?(Milan); Information evening on starting a tech company in Sligo (Business Innovation Centre, IT Sligo); Ibec Telecommunications and Internet Federation Annual Conference 2009 (Dublin Castle)
Indicators:UK Nationwide Housing Prices (Aug)
Other:Publication of OECD Economic Survey of the EU
TOMORROW
Results:AGI Therapeutics; Dealogic; JD Sports Fashion; Ricardo
Meetings:"Business Improvement Essentials" event (Dunboyne Castle Hotel, Meath); ISA Cloud Computing Cloud Summit (Croke Park)
Indicators:EU Purchasing Manager Index (Sept); Irish Quarterly National Household Survey (Q2) and Population and Migration Estimates (April); US Purchasing Manager Index (Sept)
Other:Trading update from Imperial Tobacco
WEDNESDAY
Results:Bed Bath Beyond; General Mills
Indicators:Irish Trade Statistics (May) and Agricultural Price Indices (July); US Crude Inventories
THURSDAY
Results:3Com; Analogic; Escada; JJB Sports; Juventus Football Club; Neogen; Rite Aid
Meetings:Ryanair agm; G20 Summit (to Friday, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Fingal Day of Enterprise (Europa Academy, Swords); Chambers Ireland President's Awards for CSR 2009 (Burlington Hotel); Blanchard International Ireland executive breakfast "Leading People Through Change In Turbulent Times" (Burlington Hotel); Mobile Marketing 2009 conference (The Radisson SAS, Golden Lane, D8); Citrix Solution Seminar 2009 (Citywest Hotel); Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Chamber – Canadian Ambassador's Luncheon
Indicators:Irish Quarterly National Accounts (Q2), External Trade (July), Wholesale Price Index (August) and Balance of International Payments (Q2); US Initial and Continuing Claims (Sept 19th) and Existing Home Sales (Aug)
Other: Trading update from Mitchells Butlers
FRIDAY
Results: Qualstar
Meetings:C&C egm (Radisson St Helens, Stillorgan)
Indicators:US New Home Sales (Aug), Durable Orders (Aug) and Mich Sentiment (Sept)
Other:Update from Tate &Lyle
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