Federal Reserve's Poole speaks in Brussels ; trading statement: Burberry Results: Citigroup, China Biodiesel, Eli Lilly, Mattell, Wachovia

TUESDAY UK inflation; US inflation, housing starts, consumer confidence; ECB's Trichet speaks at Federal Reserve Results: M&T Bank, Tesco, Intel, Yahoo, Johnson & Johnson, Camelot Entertainment, Coca-Cola, Northern Trust, Samsonite, Wells Fargo

WEDNESDAY Irish retail sales (Feb); UK unemployment; US mortgage applications Results: Abbott Laboratories, Allstate, Bank of New York, Gilead Sciences, Motorola, China Mobility, Citrix, E*Trade, PNC

THURSDAY US unemployment; Prize Bonds Company report Results: Iona, Google, Getty Images, Ford, General Motors, McDonalds, Caterpillar, Marriot, Charles Schwab, Comverse, Equifax, Honeywell, Nasdaq, Hyperion, Manpower

FRIDAY Irish producer prices; UK retail sales;

Results: Ford Motor Credit, New Century Financial