ECONOMISTS WILL be keeping a close eye on Wednesday’s external trade figures, which are expected to show that a record high seasonally-adjusted trade balance was hit in May due to strong multinational exports and weak imports.
Private sector credit figures due to be published by the Central Bank on Friday will also be watched with interest.
In the US, further quarter two earnings reports are expected to set the tone for markets again this week.
MONDAY
Results:Amgen; Crane; Invesco; Lacrosse; LaserCard; Ryanair; Verizon
Meeting:DCC agm
Indicators:EU M3 (June); US New Home Sales (June); UK Hometrack House Prices (July); German Gfk Consumer Confidence Index (Aug) and Import Prices (June);
Other:Ikea opening (Ballymun); Wolseley trading statement
TUESDAY
Results:BT; Deutsche Bank; Hitachi; Icon; Mittel; Provident Financial; Viacom
Indicators:Irish Trade Statistics (Mar); US Case Shiller House Prices (May) and Consumer Confidence (July); UK CBI Distributive Trades Survey (July); Italian Consumer Confidence (July)
Other:Launch of Dublin Port Company's 2008 Annual Report and trading update for first half of 2009
WEDNESDAY
Results:Akzo Nobel; Cadbury; CB Richard Ellis; Coca-Cola Enterprises; ConocoPhillips; Daimler; Moodys; Nissan; Sanofi-Aventis; SAP; Symantec; Time Warner; Unifi;
Indicators:Irish External Trade Balance (May) and Quarterly National Household Survey Module on Childcare (Q4 '07); US Durable Goods (June) and Federal Reserve Bank Publishes Beige Book; UK Consumer Credit (June) and Mortgage Applications (June); French PPI (June); Italian Business Confidence (July)
THURSDAY
Results:Air France-KLM; Alcatel-Lucent; AstraZeneca; Beckman Coulter; Becton Dickinson; British Sky Broadcasting; BT; Bulgari; Cap Gemini; Colgate-Palmolive; Expedia; Ferrovial; Forrester Research; Genworth Financial; Goodyear Tire Rubber; Hugo Boss; Kellogg; Lufthansa; Motorola; Renault; Revlon; Rolls-Royce; Smith Nephew; Sony; Telefonica; Travis Perkins; Vallourec; Villeroy Boch; Walt Disney;
Indicators:EC Business Climate Index (July) and EC Economic Sentiment (July); US Jobless Claims (w/e 25th July); UK Nationwide House Prices (July); German Unemployment (July); Japanese Industrial Production (June)
FRIDAY
Results:Allergan; British Airways; Chevron; JCDecaux; Lafarge; Michelin
Meeting:Great Western Mining agm (Herbert Park Hotel, D4)
Indicators:EU HICP Flash (July) and Unemployment (June); Irish private sector credit figures (June); US GDP Advance (Q2), Employment Cost Index (Q2) and Chicago PMI (July); UK Gfk Consumer Sentiment Survey (July); Italian PPI (June) and Prelim CPI (July); Japanese Core CPI - National (June) and Unemployment (June)
Other:Interim management statement from United Drug
