This Week

A number of key indicators are published this week, with the latest Live Register figures and exchequer returns providing insight into the state of the Irish economy.

Investors and analysts will also be keeping a close eye on international developments as Washington, London and the European Central Bank are all due to make interest rate decisions this week.

Some of the main listed Irish companies, including Ryanair and Bank of Ireland, report results, while IN&M hosts an egm.

MONDAY

Results:

Ryanair; Ford; Hugo Boss SWS Group TNT; Altran; Ryanair.

Meeting:

Pernod Ricard combined general meeting.

Indicators:

Pre-budget outlook expected this week. UK manufacturing PMI (Oct); Germany manufacturing PMI (Oct); EU manufacturing PMI (Oct); US pending home sales (Sep); US ISM manufacturing (Oct); US construction spending (Sep); Vehicles sales Japan (Oct).

Other:

John Fitzgerald of the ESRI to chair UCD Dublin Economics Workshop (Dublin); Irish Home Builders Association launch Housing Market Review of 2009 and Future Outlook (Dublin).

TUESDAY

Results:

Associated British Foods; BMW; Cogent; Endesa; Kraft Foods; MasterCard; Polo Ralph Lauren; Rubicon; Sotheby's; Tesco; UBS.

Meeting:

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan to speak at Ibec and the Internet Federation seminar, "Explosion of Digital Content and TV" (Dublin); Independent News & Media INM egm; IFA Economic Forum of Farming and Food leaders (Dublin).

Indicators:

Exchequer returns (Dublin), US total vehicle sales (Oct); UK construction PMI (Oct); US factory orders (Sep); US ABC/Washington Post consumer confidence.

Other:

DIT Hothouse networking event (Dublin); Social Media for Business seminar (Dún Laoghaire); "Ireland at the Competitive Edge" conference (Dublin);

WEDNESDAY

Results:

Bank of Ireland; Banca Generali; Cisco Systems; Faro; Garmin; JCDecaux Marks and Spencer; Qualcomm; Societe Generale; Time Warner; Carlsberg.

Meeting:

Alan Dukes to launch report by Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (Dublin); Marketing Institute of Ireland host National Marketing Conference (Dublin); Launch of OECD Economic Survey of Ireland (Dublin); OECD Global Forum on Eco-Innovation (until Nov 5th, Paris); Bank of Japan monetary policy meeting.

Indicators:

Live Register (Oct); UK consumer confidence (Oct); UK services PMI (Oct); UK composite PMI (Oct); UK shop price index (Oct); Eurostat inflation - producer prices (Sep); Germany PMI services (Oct); EU PMI services (Oct); UK PMI services (Oct); EU producer price index (Sep); US mortgage applications (Oct); US employment change (Oct).

Other:

US Federal Reserve interest rate decision.

THURSDAY

Results:

BNP Paribas; Cable & Wireless; Cap Gemini Deutsche Telekom; Fortis; Man Group; Sara Lee; Starbucks; Thomson Reuters; Toyota; Unilever; VeriSign.

Indicators:

Household travel survey (Q2) ; UK manufacturing production (Sep); UK industrial production (Sep); Eurostat retail sales (Sep); US nonfarm activity (Q3).

Other:

ECB rate decision; Bank of England interest rate decision; Food & Drink Industry Awards (Dublin).

FRIDAY

Results:

British Airways Smith & Nephew; Lafarge; Hermes; Wienerberger; Parmalat; Tate & Lyle; Rentokil.

Meeting:

G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors (St Andrews, Scotland); ECB executive board member Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo speaks at a conference organised by the European Economics and Financial Centre (London); Shannon Development Conference (Limerick); Small Firms' Association annual launch (Dublin); ECB Council member Ewald Nowotny to give a speech "Finance crisis - Lessons learned" (Munich); Cork County Council, Cork Institute of Technology and University College Cork to host conference - "the Changing Face of the Pharmaceutical Industry" (Cork);

Indicators:

Industrial production and turnover (Sep); US nonfarm payroll.

Other:

DCU hosts business workshop, "Doing Business in China" (Dublin).