While post-election analysis will dominate the news agenda in the coming days, the business world also has a busy week ahead with a slew of results due out from the Irish corporate sector.
In the euro zone, the final inflation figure for January and February’s flash estimate will be closely watched ahead of Thursday’s ECB meeting.
MONDAY
Results: Aer Lingus; Kingspan; NTR
Indicators: EU-17 Final HICP (Jan); Irish Household Credit Growth (Jan) and Retail Sales Index (Jan); US Personal Income/Consumption (Jan); Chicago PMI (Feb) and Pending Home Sales (Jan); French PPI (Jan)
Other: Associated British Foods trading statement
TUESDAY
Results: CRH; Persimmon; Provident Financial
Meeting: SFA Briefing Seminar 'Thinking of Selling Online?'
Indicators: EU-17 Markit Manufacturing PMI (Feb), Flash HICP (Feb) and Unemployment (Jan); Irish Estimates of the Capital Stock of Fixed Assets (2009); US Construction Spending (Jan) and ISM Manufacturing (Feb); UK Nationwide House Prices (Feb), CIPS Manufacturing PMI (Feb) and Mortgage Approvals (Jan); German Unemployment (Jan)
Other: Ulster Bank to publish publish 'Focus on Markets' report
WEDNESDAY
Results: Fyffes; Glanbia; Holcim; Irish Life & Permanent; Sportingbet; Trintech
Indicators: EU-17 PPI (Jan); Irish Live Register (Feb) and Exchequer Balance (Feb); US ADP Employment (Feb) and Federal Reserve Bank Publishes Beige Book
THURSDAY
Results: Aviva; Taylor Wimpey
Meeting: SFA National Small Business Awards 2011; Irish Funds Industry Summit - John Bruton speaking
Indicators: EU-16 GDP Details (Q4); US Initial Jobless Claims (w/e 26th Feb), Revised Productivity/Labour Costs (Q4) and ISM Services - PMI/Business Activity (Feb); UK CIPS Services PMI (Feb); French ILO Unemployment (Q4)
Other: ECB Interest Rate Announcement
FRIDAY
Results: Italcementi
Meeting: Kilkenny Chamber - Business Networking Lunch
Indicators: Irish Output, Input and Income in Agriculture (2010) and Crops and Livestock Survey June (2010); US Non-Farm Payrolls (Feb) and Factory Orders (Jan)
