Week ahead in business and economics: Sep 17-Sep 21 Tuesday September 18 Department store group Debenhams will be hoping to repeat the strong performance of rival John Lewis when it updates on trading this week. Analysts at Peel Hunt believe the numbers will be positive, with like-for-like sales rising 0.3pc for the year to August 31. It has forecast flat pre-tax profits for the year at £160.2m, but says the increase in sales will "provide an assurance" that a revamp of Debenhams stores across the UK is working. Full-year results Wilmington Group. Interim results Charlemagne Capital, Corac Group, Surgical Innovations Group. Trading update Debenhams. Economics UK inflation data. Meetings OPG Power Ventures (AGM) Vectura Group (AGM). Investors are fearing the worst ahead for French Connection's half-year results this week, after three profit warnings already this year from the fashion retailer. In August, French Connection reported a 7pc fall in sales for the six months to July 31 and said interim operating profits will be £7m down on last year. Housebuilder Redrow offers up its full-year results. Analysts expect it to say it completed sales of 2,449 homes during the year, a near-7pc rise, at an average selling price of £181,800 , signalling a 10pc increase. No dividend is forecast. Those watching the group are focused on the proposed offer from founder and chairman Steve Morgan for the rest of the company. No major announcement regarding the 152p potential offer is expected on Wednesday, but the industry widely believes that the deal will take place. Full-year results Galliford Try, Origin Enterprises, Redrow, Smiths Group. Interim results Anpario, Cello Group, French Connection Group, Highland Gold Mining, Instem. Trading update ASOS, PZ Cussons. Economics Bank of England MPC minutes. Meetings AEA Technology Group (AGM), Northgate (AGM), PZ Cussons (AGM), Warner Estate Holdings (AGM). Thursday September 20 Ricardo, the engineering and automotive consultancy, is expected to report a solid performance for the full year. In a trading update in July, the company said annual revenue was likely to be at a similar level to the prior financial year, at £196m. Profits are expected to come in at the upper end of City expectations for Ricardo, at almost £17m, showing decent growth compared with last year's £15.4m. Analysts will be looking for an update on trading conditions in the company's main markets, including the UK and US. While many advertising groups are pegging their futures on emerging markets, M&C Saatchi, which was founded in 1995 and listed on Aim in 2004, is still relying heavily on mobile advertising in the UK for growth. Investors will be keen to see whether it can sustain its positive momentum of the past two years and what impact the London Olympics had on the company's revenues. Analysts expect first-half sales to have jumped 9pc to £79m, including double-digit growth in the UK. However, M&C Saatchi will be under pressure to match this with a renewed focus on the US. Dentsu's recent bid for advertising giant Aegis is also likely to focus investors on the prospect of a buyout of M&C Saatchi. The Japanese group is buying the British marketing company for £3.2bn. Full-year results Ricardo. Interim results Brainjuicer Group, Moss Bros Group, M&C Saatchi, Tawa. Trading update Booker Group, Imperial Tobacco Group, Ocado Group, Porvair, United Utilities Group. Economics UK retail figures, CBI industrial trends survey, "flash" eurozone PMI surveys. Meetings African Copper (AGM), Best of the Best (AGM), Games Workshop (AGM), Geong International (AGM), NCC Group (AGM), NWF Group (AGM), Petroceltic International (EGM), SuperGroup (AGM), Trifast (AGM). Friday September 21 Full-year results MJ Gleeson Group. Interim results Globo, Oxford Catalysts Group. Trading update None scheduled. Economics UK public borrowing figures. Meetings Adept Telecom (AGM), Filtronic (AGM), Ryanair (AGM).