THE MAIN focus for international markets this week will be Wednesday’s announcement in the US by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), as the Federal Reserve is expected to announce a package of further quantitative easing measures.
Here, the October live register figures are due on Wednesday.
TODAY
Results: Fannie Mae; Freddie Mac; Ryanair; Sanmina-SCI.
Meeting: AIB egm; National Hospitality Conference (Four Seasons, D4).
Indicators: US personal income and construction spending (Sept); UK hometrack house prices (Oct).
Other: Drinks Industry Group of Ireland report on the economic contribution and status of the industry.
TOMORROW
Results: Archer Daniels Midland; BP; Imperial Tobacco; Pfizer.
Meeting: Oglesby Butler agm (Hilton Hotel, D2); eBusiness Seminar (Royal Marine, Dún Laoghaire).
Indicators: EU-16 markit manufacturing PMI (Oct); Irish exchequer balance (to end Oct).
Other: Trading updates from Aviva and Lloyds Banking Group.
WEDNESDAY
Results: Garmin; Statoil; Wienerberger.
Indicators: Irish live register (Oct); US ADP employment (Oct), factory orders (Sept), services PMI (Oct) and FOMC rate announcement
Other: Standard Life trading update; Ictu's pre-budget submission.
THURSDAY
Results: Alcatel-Lucent; Becton Dickinson; Starbucks; Tate Lyle; Unilever; Zurich Financial Services.
Meeting: Appys awards; Redrow agm.
Indicators: EU-16 markit services PMI (Oct) and PPI (Sept); US labour costs (Q3).
Other: ECB rate announcement; Kerry Group interim management statement.
FRIDAY
Results: Carphone Warehouse; Italcementi; Smith Nephew; Toyota.
Meeting: European Commission secretary general Catherine Day addresses business breakfast briefing (Burlington Hotel); SFA annual lunch with guest Taoiseach Brian Cowen.
Indicators: EU16 retail sales (Sept); US non-farm payrolls (Oct); UK PPI (Oct); German industrial orders (Sept).
