Week ahead: economic - corporate events on April 11, 2011

Thus Europe's debt crisis, politicians and economists discuss the disorders of the Middle East and the impact of the earthquake of the Japan.

michael Page International coup ads of the week with a commercial statement today. Trade figures for the recruitment firm should provide an indication of the application in the whole of the world economy. The last quarter of 2010 has seen a strong finish to the year with fees net up 31pc year after year.

Results of the year No application

Interim results Carrs milling Industries

Trading update E2V Technologies, Michael Page International, Volex Group

Economy No application

Meetings Henderson Pacific Investment Trust AGM

Alliance Trust will publish its first set of results since tumbling out of the FTSE 100 in March.

Katherine Garrett-Cox, Chief Executive of the company and his management team have been under pressure since a group of activist investors began to build shares in the group. Laxey Partners, a Fund focused on the Isle of Man, sent a letter to the company asking him to start to buy back shares to reduce the discount between its price and the net asset value of the investments of the group.

The letter will be now sent to the shareholders by Alliance Trust ahead of its annual meeting in may, where the Laxey filed resolutions to introduce a "discount mechanism of control" - which would kick in when the company falls below its NAV 90pc.

Investors are also eager to hear punch taverns on details about the plans of the company for two companies - Punch and the spirit.

Speculation is mounting that Ian Dyson, Chief Executive Officer, will continue with the side managed pub business: will Mike Tye Director General.

During this time, Brian Wallace, Director of finance from Ladbrokes and an old associate of Mr. Dyson in their days, at the level of the Hilton group has been tipped as a likely mind President.

Roger Whiteside, Director General of non-compliant rental pubs, is provided at the head of the non-compliant rental division, and Ed Bashforth, Secretary of the company for 36 years, could become Director of Finance of the unit.

Results of the year Alliance Trust

Interim results Punch Taverns

Trading update GKN, Telecity Group

Economy Monitor sales to the British Retail Consortium Retail, RICS housing survey, the numbers of trade UK, March inflation data

Meetings Access Intelligence AGM, JP Morgan Claverhouse Investment Trust AGM, law debenture Corp. AGM, AGM primary health properties,

jd Sports fashion, high street retail group, is supposed to report full-year pre-tax profits of £ 79. 3 m, compared to £ 61. 4 m last year. The group is a retail chain a few running well at this time. The month last end JD offers talks with rival JJB Sports.

Results of the year JD Sports, Styles & Wood Group

Interim results Smiths News

Trading update ASOS, WS Atkins

Economy Unemployment figures

Meetings Anglo Pacific Group AGA, Drax group AGM

WH smith will announce its first half results Thursday. The magazine, stationery and book retailer is expected by analysts to Seymour Pierce to report first half profits before tax of £ 64. 5 m, up to 4 1pc on last year.

Earnings from its high street division is expected to be slightly on the year £ 47 last. 3 m, while its travel division earnings are expected to have increased by £ 25 by 9 FP7. 2 Mr. retailer has had a good recession, and its current performance and sale will be flattered by the disturbance to its shops in airports last year. Kate Calvert, analyst at Seymour Pierce, said: "sales are fairly well known as management issued a reassuring commercial statement in January." High street like-like sales were down FP6 during the week of 21 to 22 January and travel sales as resembling 3pc down, affected by disturbances in the snow. With detail making virtually all its profits on Christmas in the first half, the focus will be on prospects for travel.

She added: "comparable are potentially more low in view of the volcanic ash disruption and the number of strike days BA last year."

Investors will be hoped that Bank of Ireland will provide indications as to whether if the Irish regulator intends to force the holders of bonds in Irish banks to hair cut in the value of their assets.

Last week, Matthew: Elderfield, head of the financial regulations of the Central Bank of the Ireland, refused to exclude from cutting hair for investors in the debt of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society.

Results of the year Systems of Filtration AMIAD, Bank of Ireland, Dori Media, ideal online shopping

Interim results Debenhams, WH Smiths

Trading update Ashmore Group, group Dunelm, Eaga, Filtrona, PZ Cussons

Economy The g-20 finance ministers began their meeting in Washington

Meetings BP AGM, Filtrona AGM, rank group AGA, Smith & Nephew AGM

The market hopes that Ladbrokes will provide an update on its takeover talks with 888 Holdings when the bookmaker he unveils his latest trading figures. Ladbrokes has negotiated with 888 for months and speculation is mounting the deal could fall apart.

Results of the year No application

Interim results No application

Trading update Ladbrokes

Economy No application

Meetings No application

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Week ahead: economic - corporate events on April 4, 2011

On the business front, Marks & Spencer will update the market on its fourth business quarter, and the string should have had a difficult time since the beginning of the year.

Analysts expect sales of general merchandise - which is the sale of any food bar - to fell 6 2pc. The range of expectations of sales of 15 analysts of the city, extends from UNMIS 8pc at least 4pc. Food sales are expected to have increased by 1. 3pc, with the range of flat sales to increase sale of 3pc.

Overall, analysts expect global sales fell by 2 5pc.

The negative figure reflect what others have said in recent weeks - that customers are reigning in spending as the household budget get pressed.

But M & S not will not have had as evil as some rivals. Its positioning at the upper end of the market means that it is sheltering some more doubtful rivals have been involved in the update. Clients also have be "trading up" in the clothing of superior quality, which would have contributed to M & S.

Hyder Consulting will provide a commercial upgrade today. Investors will be keen to know if the Middle East business resumed. Updated commercial company, Hyder stated in the Middle East "remains difficult and progress on contract departures are still a bit long".

Results of the year: Dods, Graphite Enterprise Group

Interim results: Nanoco

Trading Update: Hyder Consulting

Economics: The Bank of England housing figures withdrawal of fairness for 2010 Q4, construction PMI

Meetings: XP Power

Porvairfiltration specialist, will update the market on the exchange of rights that it holds its annual shareholder meeting Tuesday. Its results in January of the year, Porvair has posted an increase in profits to £ 3 82pc. 1 m and a 15pc increase revenue to £ 63. 6 m.

At the time, the la compagnie company said that 2011 started well with income in December and January of the previous year and the momentum in the second half of 2010 carrying forward in the new year.

Porvair made equipment of filtration and separation technology of the environment, energy and aviation. In February, he has won an order for nuclear filtration for €600,000 (£ 529,444).

Results of the year: Asia Digital Holdings, International liaison Enquest, Immupharma software

Interim results: No application

Trading Update: Aberforth smaller companies Trust, ING UK, fifteen next Communications, Porvair real estate income trust

Economics: PMI services

Meetings: Scotty Group

TI Misys provider is expected to signal the continuation of the growth of its software banking services. However, statement by the interim leadership of today should be limited details. Sales in the first six months of its fiscal year increased 2pc 161 m £, while operating profit fell 3pc 23 million pounds sterling.

Earlier this year Misys set out plans to return an another £ 145 m, investors sharing the spoils for the sale of the year last health software joint venture Allscripts-Misys. He had already used about 525 m £ the proceeds of the sale of the company, which manages electronic health records for physicians and hospitals, a share buyback scheme.

It is the beginning of the new tax year 2011-2012 and include effective measures of April 6: the inheritance tax threshold frozen at £ 325,000 to 2014-2015. ISA limits indexed annually in line with RPI; and a rate of additional 5MC right stamp for buildings residential purchases on 1 m £.

Results of the year: Prezzo

Interim results: No application

Trading Update: Marks & Spencer, Misys, Robert Walters, XP Power

Economics: Data of industrial production for February, confidence index consumer in throughout the country for March

Meetings: No application

String partsHalfordsbike or by car, will update the market on the trade of the latter. In January, the company said that profit before tax for the year will be at the lower end of market expectations. The company has been hit by the overall consumer spending slowdown that hit most of high street retailers. His recent move into camping equipment could soon reap benefits, even if, as Breton start charting their summer breaks.

Hays, more UK recruitment company, announces three-quarter results. Last month the company downplayed a 36pc fall in income from jobs in the public sector for the six months to December as "ought to". Analysts predict that the group will continue to see opportunities for growth abroad, including Asia. Society is profits before tax of report of 106 m £ in the year to June 30, 2011, according to Credit Switzerland, recovering from 80pc collapse in profits before tax of the previous year. 2010 Figures have been tainted by a £ 30. 4 m fine imposed by the Office of Fair Trading of price fixing, which was reduced to £ 5. 9 m by the Court of appeal of the competition in London last week.

Results of the year: Asterand, Hydrodec

Interim results: No application

Trading Update: Hays, Halfords, Victrex

Economics: ECB interest rates, the decision of rate of the Bank of England, data on the productivity of labour for Q4 2010 announced

Meetings: Scottish American investment

Vedanta issues full-year production figures. Investors will be eager to hear any update on the project to offer to buy Cairn Energy India oil fields. This is because a decision will provide more clarity on the future direction of the structure of the debt of the company and group. The flotation of its unit of Konkola Copper Mines reached the end of last for any comment on it will be important. All the news about the question of whether the company will be granted permission to mine bauxite in Orissa are also noted.

Results of the year: No application

Interim results: No application

Trading Update: Vedanta Resources

Economics: Prices for March

Meetings: No application

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