The week ahead

By Prieur du Plessis, on January 25th, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

The video clips below provide a handy summary of the reports expected on the economic, financial and corporate front around the globe during the week ahead.

US: Apple, earnings, Obama

A flood of earnings reports are coming up, along with a State of the Union address and more on the bank, job and health-care fronts. Oh yes, and there’s an Apple product announcement.

Europe: World Economic Forum, Nokia

More than 2,500 economists, world leaders and CEOs meet in Davos for the World Economic Forum. On the earnings front, Ericsson, Nokia and Siemens report quarterly results.

Asia: Data and results in focus

Japan will release a spate of economic data with the central bank expected to leave interest rates unchanged. On the corporate front, Samsung and Nintendo are among the highlights.

Source: MarketWatch (here, here and here), January 22, 2010.

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