All eyes on yen struggle nervous markets will be closely watching for signs that the weekend's crunch meeting between Japanese officials, G7 deputy finance ministers, the US Deputy Treasury Secretary, Mr Larry Summers, representatives from 11 Asian nations - including China - and officials from the IMF and the World Bank has produced a reform plan of substance and a credible commitment from Japan to follow it through in a bid to stave off recession and lift the threat to the nation's currency. Any failure of the beleaguered yen would have severe knock-on effects for neighbouring currencies, only recently emerging from the initial Asian crisis. It would also have a deflationary impact worldwide and scuttle forecasts for economic growth in the EU and the US, with implications for a stable transfer to EMU.
Monday
Results: Allen, Carclo Engineering, Compco Holdings, Dailywin Group, DBS Management, Enviromed (H1), Grainger Trust (H1), Harvey Nichols Group.
A.G.M.: Delancy Estates (e.g.m.), F&C Income, GT Income Growth, RM (e.g.m.).
Meetings: Bord Failte management board for product development meeting to recommend winner of National Conference Centre competition; Irish Permanent Women in Business series of seminars presents Evelyn Owens, chairwoman of the Labour Court (Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin); International Conference on Insurance Taxation (Jurys Hotel to Wed) to Tues); European Union farm ministers meet; provisional agenda includes 1998-99 farm subsidies, banana imports, olive oil and tobacco (Luxembourg to Tues).
Indicators: Italian GDP (Q1).
Others: Lufthansa chairman and chief executive, Jurgen Weber, at German Irish Chamber of Commerce business breakfast (Berkeley Court Hotel, Dublin); OECD publishes employment outlook (Paris); Dublin North regional community initiative awards presented by the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern (St Vincent's GAA Club).
Tuesday
Results: Carpetright, Chloride Group, First Leisure (H1), Gartland Whalley & Barker (H1), Halma, Hewetson, Jasmin, Legal & General Rec IT (H1), Majestic Wines, Watson & Philip (H1).
A.G.M.: MCIT (also e.g.m.), Mercury Euro Private, Olives Holdings, QS Holdings.
Meetings: Irish Economic Association conference on the economics of migration (Industry Centre, UCD).
Indicators: British GDP (Q1) and current account (Q1); Japanese leading indices (Apr).
Others: Reuters quarterly survey of forecasts for the world's top 20 stock indices.
Wednesday
Results: Galen Holdings (H1), Great Universal Stores, Hardys & Hansons (H1), Lambert Fenchurch, ML Laboratories (H1), Vtech Holdings.
A.G.M.: I&S UK Smaller Co, Lawrie Group, Ryan Hotels, Walker Greenbank.
Meetings: National Pensions Policy Initiative Report - Implications for Benefits Design seminar (Alexander Hotel, Dublin); Ira Magaziner, US President Clinton's head of export policy addresses technology company representatives and US officials (Dublin Castle).
Indicators: US durable goods orders (May); French consumer spending (May).
Others: ICC Bank announces multi-currency revolving credit facility; Waterford United Football Club announces new business development strategy (Buswells Hotel, Dublin).
Thursday
Results: Acatos & Hutcheson, Asda, BPB Group, Calluna, Hampson Inds, Partridge Fine Arts (H1), Syltone.
A.G.M.: Alpha Airports, Anglo Welsh, Bloomsbury Publishing, Bulgin, City of Oxford Inv Tst, DCC, Energy Capital Inv, Fishers International, Horace Clarkson (e.g.m.), IBEC, Shires Income, Time Products, Versailles Group.
Meetings: Bundesbank council.
Indicators: British trade in goods (Apr), non-EU trade (May) and CBI monthly trends survey (Jun); US real GDP (Q1), price index (Q1), existing home sales (May) and weekly jobless claims and monetary data; French consumer prices (May).
Others: TV3 previews business plan, programming and issues details of sales system (irish Film Centre); IBEC biennial dinner (Royal Hospital, Kilmainham); US President Bill Clinton visits China where he is expected to discuss Beijing's bid to join the World Trade Organisation.
Friday
Results: Cassidy Brothers, Heavitree Brewery (H1).
A.G.M.: Arlen (e.g.m.), Cable & Wireless, Focus Dynamics (e.g.m.), Grampian Holdings, Imperial Tobacco (e.g.m.), Morgan Grenfell Latin (also e.g.m.), Yeoman Group, Yorklyde.
Indicators: Japanese consumer prices (May), unemployment (May) and job ratio (May); US personal income/spending (May) and Michigan Sentiment Survey (Jun); French trade balance (Apr).
