For Your Diary

MONDAY

US markets closed for Labor Day.

Results: Fyffes.

Indicators: Irish Industrial Production Turnover (July) and NCB PMI manufacturing index; UK Halifax house prices (August); German Markit manufacturing PMI (August).

Others: German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble speech on how to save the euro (Strasbourg).

TUESDAY

Results:Total Produce.

Meetings:Minister for Small Business John Perry will launch The Business Plan Guidance, developed by the CCAB-I and the IBF (Conrad Hotel); Wayra week (to Thurs).

Indicators: EMU producer price index (July); Irish exchequer returns (Jan-August); US Markit manufacturing PMI (August), construction spending (July) and ISM prices paid (August); UK PMI construction (August).

Others: Winners of 2012 Allianz Business to Arts Awards announced (Bord Gáis Energy Theatre); DS Smith interim management statement; French president François Hollande to meet Italian prime minister Mario Monti.

WEDNESDAY

Meetings:Berkeley agm (Surrey).

Indicators: EMU Markit PMI composite (August) and Retail Sales (July); Irish live register (August), services PMI (August) and national income and expenditure 2011; US MBA mortgage applications (August 31st), Non-farm productivity (Q2) and unit labour costs (Q2); UK Markit services PMI (August); German Markit services PMI (August).

Others: Berkeley Group interim management statement.

THURSDAY

Results: CPL Resources.

Meetings: Dublin Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast – with guest speaker Martin Murphy, MD of Hewlett-Packard Ireland (Westin Hotel).

Indicators:Irish survey on Income and Living Conditions – Thematic Report on Children (2004-2010) and International Trade in Services 2011; US ADP employment change (August), continuing jobless claims (August 25th), initial jobless claims (September 1st) and ISM non- manufacturing PMI (August); UK RICS housing price balance (August); German factory orders (July).

Others:Aer Lingus traffic figures; ECB interest rate decision; Bank of England interest rate decision.

FRIDAY

Indicators:US average hourly earnings (August), non-farm payrolls (August) and unemployment rate (August); UK industrial production (July), manufacturing production (July), PPI core output (August); German trade balance (July).