Business Diary

The key focus this week will be the rerun of the Lisbon Treaty referendum on Friday. A number of critical indicators are to be released in the coming days, including live register figures for September and the exchequer balance. Economists will be closely watching both indicators for signs that the recession may be bottoming out.

MONDAY

Results: Aryzta; Origin Enterprises; Wolseley.

Meeting: McInerney egm (Bewley's Hotel, Ballsbridge); O2 Women Mean Business conference and awards (Shelbourne Hotel); Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Mary Coughlan will officially open and announce further developments at SITA in Letterkenny, Co Donegal.

Indicators: German land registry house prices (Aug); German prelim CPI (Sept).

TUESDAY

Results: Barrett Developments; Nike; Walgreen.

Meeting: Minco agm (D4 Hotel, Ballsbridge); Small Firms Association Annual Conference (Dublin Castle); IT risk and compliance breakfast briefing (Royal College of Physicians, D2).

Indicators: EU business climate (Sept) and economic sentiment (Sept); Irish Permanent tsb/ESRI house prices (Aug) and national employment survey (2007); US Case Shiller house prices (July) and consumer confidence (Sept); UK CBI distributive trades balance (Sept), final GDP (Q2) and mortgage applications (Aug).

Other: Credit Union year end performance review hosted by ILCU.

WEDNESDAY

Meeting: java@cork half-day event (Radisson Little Island, Cork).

Indicators:Irish live register (Sept), production in building and construction index (Q2), external debt (June 30th) and private sector credit data (to end Aug); US ADP employment (Sept); UK Gfk consumer sentiment (Sept); German unemployment (Sept); Italian prelim CPI (Sept).

THURSDAY

Results:Accenture.

Indicators: EU market manufacturing PMI (September) and unemployment (August); Irish manufacturing PMI (Sept); US initial jobless claims (w/e Oct 3rd), personal income/consumption (Aug), construction spending (Aug), ISM manufacturing (Sept), pending home sales (Aug) and vehicle sales (Sept); UK CIPS manufacturing PMI (Sept).

FRIDAY

Lisbon Treaty Referendum

Meeting:Innovation And Entrepreneurship seminar with keynote speaker Denis O'Brien (Athlone).

Indicators:Irish exchequer balance (to end Sept) and live register additional tables (Sept); US non-farm payrolls (Sept) and factory orders (Aug); UK Nationwide house price index (Sept).