This Week business diary - for week starting April 11th:
The terms of Portugal’s rescue deal will be closely watched as they emerge in more detail this week. Initial estimates last week pointed to a bailout of €80 billion. Of particular interest to Ireland will be the interest rate that the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) charges for its loans.
Monday, April 11th
Indicators:
Irish Industrial Production & Turnover (Feb) and Ulster Bank Construction PMI (Mar); UK RICS House Price Balance (Mar) and RICS House Price Balance (Mar); German Wholesale Price Index (Mar); OECD Harmonised Unemployment Rates
Other:
Launch of OECD Economic Survey of France
Tuesday, April 12th
Meeting:
Nama chairman Frank Daly launching Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (merger of SCS and IAVI); Retail Excellence Irl Conference (to Wed, Burlington Hotel)
Indicators:
EMU ZEW Survey - Economic Sentiment (Apr); Irish Vehicles Licensed for the First Time (Mar); US Trade Balance (Feb) and Import Price Index (Mar); UK Consumer Price Index (Mar), DCLG House Price Index (Feb), Core Consumer Price Index (Mar), Goods Trade Balance (Feb) and Retail Price Index (Mar); German Consumer Price Index (Mar) and ZEW Survey (Apr)
Other:
Ulster Bank chief economist, Simon Barry begins series of briefings ‘Economic Recovery at Home and Abroad – Where do we stand?’ (Radisson, Letterkenny)
Wednesday, April 13th
Results:
JPMorgan Chase
Meeting:
The Cloud – A Rationale Perspective Workshop
Indicators:
EMU Industrial Production (Feb); US Retail Sales (Mar), EIA Crude Oil Stocks change (Apr 8th) and Fed’s Beige Book; UK Claimant Count Change (Mar), ILO Unemployment Rate (Feb) and Average Earnings (Feb)
Other:
Results of the Ireland RepTrak 2011 Study ’The 100 best corporate reputations in Ireland’ (Convention Centre Dublin)
Thursday, April 14th
Results:
bwin.party; Eirgrid; Google; Vhi
Meeting:
Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards (Mansion House); G20 finance ministers meet (to Fri, Washington D.C.)
Indicators:
ECB Monthly Report (Apr); US Producer Price Index (Mar) and Continuing Jobless Claims
Friday, April 15th
Meeting:
OECD Consumer Protection in Online and Mobile Payments workshop
Indicators:
EMU Trade Balance (Feb) and Consumer Price Index (Mar); US Consumer Price Index (Mar), Net Long-term TIC Flows (Feb) and NY Empire State Manufacturing Index (Apr); Chinese GDP(Q1), Industrial Production (Mar), Consumer Price Index (Mar) and FDI (Mar)
