Week ahead in business and economics: October 8 Economic week ahead It will be a lively week for speeches, with the Chancellor taking the spotlight first at the Conservative Party Conference today and the Bank of England Governor up on Wednesday. George Osborne may feel he has to address questions about whether he will miss his fiscal rules but he is not expected to commit to more austerity. The Governor is speaking on the subject of inflation targeting and may suggest that he believes a broader remit than the 2pc target is needed. Beyond the UK, global leaders gather in Tokyo for the IMF and World Bank annual meetings, where the IMF is expected to slash its growth forecasts for the world, including the UK. The euro crisis is likely to dominate the agenda again . As far as numbers go, the UK trade figures for August are likely to show the deficit widening again while both manufacturing and industrial production data are expected to show the underlying economy remains weak. Monday Full-year results None scheduled Interim results Trading update Michael Page International Economics George Osborne speaks at Conservative Party conference, Eurogroup finance ministers meeting Meetings InterContinental Hotels Group (EGM) Tuesday Hays, HgCapital Trust, UK Mail Group, Vedanta Resources (Q2 output), XP Power BRC retail sales, RICS housing survey, August industrial manufacturing, August trade in goods and services Majedie Investments (EGM) Wednesday Confectioner Thorntons issues a trading update for the 14 weeks to October 6, shedding more light on the state of the high street. The company has had a string of profit warnings in recent years as it suffered during the recession. But, at its full-year results in September, Thorntons was optimistic that it was returning to health. In the three months to the end of June it recorded its first growth in sales for two-and-a-half years and investors will be looking to see whether that has been sustained. Thorntons IMF world economic outlook, Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King speech, IMF and World Bank meetings Thursday Burberry's trading update this week has taken on new importance after the luxury goods retailer issued a shock profits warning on September 11. Angela Ahrendts, chief executive, said like-for-like sales in Burberry's stores were flat over a 10-week period, falling in the latter part of that period. This wiped more than 20pc off the company's value and the shares have fallen further since. Analysts will be looking for an update on recent trading, with details as to where exactly sales are under pressure. Nomura analysts said: "We expect second quarter sales of £473m, with organic growth of 4.1pc and forex impact of -1.9pc in the quarter. In retail, we forecast £292m, up 3.3pc with same store sales -1pc, space +6pc and forex -1.7pc. Given indications of a broad-based slowdown in the second quarter we assume organic growth of 2pc in Europe [compared with 16pc in the first quarter], 1pc in the Americas [compared with 2pc] and 11pc in Asia and Pacific APAC [compared with 20pc]. Air Partner, WH Smith Ashmore Group, Burberry Group, DS Smith, E2V Technologies, Greggs G7 finance ministers at IMF and World Bank meetings Monitise (AGM) Friday Travis Perkins, the builders' merchants, updates on trading in the tough UK construction market. Recent news from the sector has been grim, with building products firm Hanson last week reporting the decline in volumes has run at double the rate of its expectations. Investors will want to see if Travis has been able to avoid the pain, after the company in May posted rising sales and market share. Computacenter, Hargreaves Lansdown, Travis Perkins Construction output