While the US economic data will be confined to regional surveys like the Empire Manufacturing index on Wednesday, the Philly Fed Manufacturing index on Thursday, and the NAHB Housing market index on Thursday, there are a slew of Fed speaking engagements scheduled, which will try to fill in the gap from no economic data, with anecdotal commentary on the economy:
Monday, October 13
12:55 pm — FOMC Member Paulson Speaks
Tuesday, October 14
8:45 am — FOMC Member Bowman Speaks
12:20 pm — Fed Chair Powell Speaks
3:25 pm — FOMC Member Waller Speaks
3:30 pm — FOMC Member Collins Speaks
Wednesday, October 15
9:30 am — FOMC Member Miran Speaks
12:30 pm — FOMC Member Miran Speaks
1:00 pm — FOMC Member Waller Speaks
2:00 pm — Beige Book (report release)
2:30 pm — FOMC Member Schmid Speaks
Thursday, October 16
9:00 am — FOMC Member Waller Speaks
(time not specified) — FOMC Member Barr Speaks
(time not specified) — FOMC Member Miran Speaks
10:00 am — FOMC Member Bowman Speaks
4:15 pm — FOMC Member Miran Speaks
Friday, October 17
12:15 pm — FOMC Member Musalem Speaks
In addition, US earnings season will kick off this week with the slew of bank and financial company earnings leading the charge (as usual). In addition to the likes of J.P. Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Citibank, Wells Fargo and American Express, Johnson & Johnson Ericsson, United Airlines, Taiwan semiconductor, and Travelers will also release giving a broader view of earnings for the quarter.
Below, is a list of the major companies releasing:
Tuesday
Before Open:
BlackRock (BLK)
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)
Goldman Sachs (GS)
Citi (C)
Wells Fargo (WFC)
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Domino’s Pizza (DPZ)
Ericsson (ERIC)
Albertsons (ACI)
Wednesday
Before Open:
ASML Holding (ASML)
Progressive (PGR)
Dollar Tree (DLTR)
Bank of America (BAC)
Morgan Stanley (MS)
Prologis (PLD)
After Close:
United Airlines (UAL)
J.B. Hunt (JBHT)
Thursday
Before Open:
Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC)
BNY Mellon (BK)
Charles Schwab (SCHW)
Travelers (TRV)
M&T Bank (MTB)
After Close:
Interactive Brokers (IBKR)
CSX Corp (CSX)
Friday
Before Open:
American Express (AXP)
Comerica (CMA)
