This Week

THE SPOTLIGHT event of the week will be the publication of the Commission on Taxation report today. Although much of its contents has already become public, the report, which contains more than 250 recommendations, will be closely scrutinised for any fresh surprises. Meanwhile, stock market trading will get off to a slow start as US markets are closed today for Labour Day.

MONDAY

Results: Biomerieux

Meetings: Could You Be Your Own Boss?seminar presented by Brian O'Kane (Glenview Hotel); UNI Europa Post and Logistics Conference (Grand Hotel, Malahide)

Indicators: EU Sentix Index (Sept); German Industrial Orders (July)

Others: Commission on Taxation report due to be published; trading statement from Associated British Foods; meeting of Central Bank heads from leading industrialised and emerging economies

TUESDAY

Results: Total Produce

Meetings: Getting the Most out of your Websiteseminar (Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise); Digital Confidence: Securing the Next Wave of Digital Growth annual broadband conference (Westbury Hotel, D2); Business Owner's Network – No Cost, Effective Networking (Bewleys Hotel, D4); Enterprise Ireland and IBEC morning seminar: How to Reduce Energy, Supply-Chain And Transport Costs

Indicators: US Consumer Credit (Jul); UK Industrial Production (Jul) and BRC Retail Sales Monitor (Aug); German External Trade Balance (Jul); Japanese Current Account Balance (Jul) and Economy Watchers Index (Aug)

WEDNESDAY

Results: Barratt Developments

Meetings: Berkeley Group agm; Enterprise Ireland energy seminar (Birmingham); Surviving the Recession - Staying Afloatone-day IBEC seminar (Radisson SAS Hotel, Limerick); Taoiseach To Address IPA National Conference 2009 National Recovery – The Role of the Public Service - other speakers include John Fitzgerald of the ESRI and Colm McCarthy

Indicators:Irish Vehicles Licensed for the First Time (Aug); US Beige Book; UK BRC Shop Prices (Aug), External Trade Balance (Jul) and Nationwide Consumer Confidence (Aug); German CPI - Final (Aug)Others: US President Obama addresses Congress

THURSDAY

Results: Harry Winston Diamond

Meetings: Lisbon Treaty Lunch - with guest speakers Margot Wallström, European Commission; Micheál Martin, Minister for Foreign Affairs (RDS, D4); NTR agm (Westbury Hotel, D2); Enterprise Ireland seminar for clients wishing to do business in Russia and Ukraine; IEEF Regulatory And Technical Forum (IBEC); UNI Europa Inaugural Telecoms/ ICTS Conference (to Fri, Grand Hotel, Malahide)

Indicators: ECB Monthly Bulletin; Irish CPI (Aug) and Industrial Production Turnover (Jul); US Weekly Jobless Claims (w/e Sept 5th) and External Trade Balance (Jul); UK NIESR GDP Estimate (three months to Aug), RICS House Price Balance (Aug) and BoE Policy Announcement; French Industrial Production (Jul)

FRIDAY

Results: Campbell Soup; Wetherspoon

Indicators: US Import Prices (Aug), Michigan Sentiment Index (Sept) and Treasury Budget; UK Producer Prices - Input (Aug); German Wholesale Prices (Aug); Japanese GDP - Revised (Q2) and Confidence Index (Aug)