Economic Calendar for the Week of 10/12 Through 10/16

Economic Calendar:

(Events highlighted in bold are those I view as the most important.)

(All times are ET)

Third quarter earnings formally commence with 27S&P 500 Index member companies reporting.

Monday:

Earnings: FDX

U.S. - Columbus Day; Bond Market Closed, Stock Market Open

Markets are closed in Canada and Japan

BoE's Breeden (Deputy Governor) Speaks (5:30 a.m.)

BoE's Mann (MPC Member) Speaks (8:50 a.m.)

Fed's Hammack (Cleveland, Voter) Speaks (12:50 p.m.)

U.K. - BRC Retail Sales Monitor for September (7:01 p.m.)

Japan - PPI for September (7:50 p.m.)

RBA Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes (8:30 p.m.)

IMF - World Economic Outlook Released (10 p.m.)

IMF - Global Financial Stability Report Released (11:15 p.m.)

Tuesday:

Earnings: JPM, JNJ, UNH, GS, WFC, C, DPZ

Germany - CPI for September (Final) (2 a.m.)

Fed's Waller (Board, Governor) Speaks (3:45 a.m.)

U.S. - NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for September (6 a.m.)

OPEC - Monthly Oil Market Report (6 a.m.)

U.S. - ADP Weekly Employment Change (8:15 a.m.)

U.S. - Existing Home Sales for September (10 a.m.)

Treasury Auctions $95 Billion in 13-Week Bills (11:30 a.m.)

Treasury Auctions $82 Billion in 26-Week Bills (11:30 a.m.)

BoE's Dhingra (MPC Member) Speaks (12 p.m.)

Treasury Auctions $95 Billion in 6-Week Bills (1 p.m.)

Fed's Barkin (Richmond, Non-Voter) Speaks (1 p.m.)

U.S. - Monthly Budget Statement for September (2 p.m.)

Fed's Collins (Boston, Non-Voter) Speaks (4 p.m.)

China – CPI, PPI for September (9:30 p.m.)

IMF - Fiscal Monitor Released (10 p.m.)

China - Trade Balance for September (11 p.m.)

BoE's Breeden (Deputy Governor) Speaks (11:30 p.m.)

Wednesday:

Earnings: BAC, MS, BLK, PGR, FAST, STT

BoE's Bailey (Governor) Speaks (1:30 a.m.)

BoE's Pill (Chief Economist) Speaks (2 a.m.)

Sweden - CPI for September (Final) (2 a.m.)

Germany - Wholesale Price Index for September (2 a.m.)

BoC's Macklem (Governor) Speaks (2:05 a.m.)

Spain - CPI for September (Final) (3 a.m.)

ECB's Lagarde (President) Speaks (4:30 a.m.)

IEA - Monthly Oil Market Report (5 a.m.)

Fed's Bowman (Board, Vice Chair for Supervision) Speaks (5:40 a.m.)

U.S. - MBA Mortgage Applications (7 a.m.)

U.S. - CPI for September (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. - Real Earnings for September (8:30 a.m.)

Canada - Building Permits for August (8:30 a.m.)

Fed's Barkin (Richmond, Non-Voter) Speaks (1:30 p.m.)

Fed's Beige Book (2 p.m.)

U.S. - American Petroleum Institute Crude Oil Inventory Data (4:30 p.m.)

Japan - Core Machinery Orders for August (7:50 p.m.)

Australia - Employment Report for September (8:30 p.m.)

BoE's Woods (Deputy Governor) Speaks (11:40 p.m.)

Thursday:

Earnings: SCHW, PLD, BNY, USB, PNC, MRSH, IBKR, JBHT

SNB's Schlegel (Chairman) Speaks (12:30 a.m.)

Japan - Industrial Production for August (Final) (12:30 a.m.)

U.K. - GDP for August (2 a.m.)

U.K. - Industrial Production for August (2 a.m.)

U.K. - Trade Balance for August (2 a.m.)

Switzerland - PPI for September (2:30 a.m.)

France - CPI for September (Final) (2:45 a.m.)

BoE's Breeden (Deputy Governor) Speaks (4:45 a.m.)

BoC's Rogers (Senior Deputy Governor) Speaks (5 a.m.)

Eurozone - Industrial Production for August (5 a.m.)

U.S. - Initial Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. - Continuing Claims (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. - Retail Sales for September (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. - PPI for September (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. - Empire State Manufacturing Index for October (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. - Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index for October (8:30 a.m.)

Canada - Manufacturing Sales for August (8:30 a.m.)

Canada - Wholesale Sales for August (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. - Business Inventories for August (10 a.m.)

U.S. - Energy Information Administration Crude Oil Inventory Data (12 p.m.)

Fed's Hammack (Cleveland, Voter) Speaks (4:30 p.m.)

Fed's Balance Sheet Update (4:30 p.m.)

Fed's Warsh (Chair) Speaks (11:30 p.m.)

Friday:

Earnings: TRV, TFC, MTB, CFG, RF

BoC's Macklem (Governor) Speaks (12:15 a.m.)

Italy - CPI for September (Final) (5 a.m.)

Eurozone - CPI for September (Final) (5 a.m.)

Eurozone - Trade Balance for August (5 a.m.)

Canada - Housing Starts for September (8:15 a.m.)

U.S. - Import and Export Prices for September (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. - NY Fed Services Activity Index for October (8:30 a.m.)

U.S. - Industrial Production for September (9:15 a.m.)

U.S. - Baker Hughes Rig Count (1 p.m.)

U.S. - CFTC's Commitment of Traders Report (3:30 p.m.)

U.S. - Treasury International Capital Flows for August (4 p.m.)

Fed Releases Balance Sheet Updates on Commercial Banks (4:15 p.m.)