Business this week

THE FOCUS in the coming days will remain on the market reaction to the revelations that emerged on “Black Thursday” last week. Meanwhile, the ECB will announce its latest interest rate decision on Thursday.

MONDAY

Meeting:Beauty industry trade event (RDS).

Indicators:EMU Sentix investor confidence (Oct) and producer price index (Aug); US pending home sales (Aug); UK PMI Construction (Sep).

Other:Publication of Central Bank's fourth bulletin of 2010; Social Justice Ireland to publish an alternative budget

TUESDAY

Results:St Ives; Tesco.

Meeting:Michael Casey launches Ireland's Malaise – The Troubled Personality of the Irish Economy(Irish Writers' Centre); launch of Once Upon a Time in the Westby Lorna Siggins, with Michael D Higgins TD (Dubray Books)

Indicators:EMU retail sales (Aug); US ISM non-manufacturing (Sep);

Other:Launch of Ibec pre-budget submission

WEDNESDAY

Results:Sportingbet.

Meeting:Muslim Entrepreneurship In Ireland event (DIT); Midlands Gateway Chamber event; DCEB workshop Unemployed? Be Your Own Boss!

Indicators:Germany factory  orders (Aug).

Other:Trading update from Sainsbury's.

THURSDAY

Results:Alcoa; PepsiCo; Ted Baker

Meeting:Dublin Chamber of Commerce annual dinner 2010, with guest speaker Peter Sutherland (Convention Centre Dublin)

Indicators:ECB interest rate decision; US consumer credit (Aug)

Other:Bank of England decision on interest rates; trading updates from Halfords and Marks & Spencer.

FRIDAY

Meeting:Start and Grow Enterprise Expo (Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise); annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group

Indicators:Irish international investment position (December 31st, 2009); UK producer price index (Sep); German current account and trade balance (Aug).