Fed Officials' Speeches and Key Economic Data to Watch This Week
According to PANews, the upcoming week will see a flurry of activity from Federal Reserve officials, with numerous speeches and key economic data releases that could influence the pace of interest rate adjustments. Investors will be closely monitoring the Federal Reserve meeting minutes and U.S. inflation data for September. Here are the main macroeconomic events to watch this week:On Tuesday at 1:05 UTC+8, Neel Kashkari, the 2026 FOMC voting member and President of the Minneapolis Fed, will participate in a Q&A session at the Bank Holding Company Association's fall seminar. At 6:00 UTC+8, Raphael Bostic, the 2024 FOMC voting member and President of the Atlanta Fed, will deliver a speech. At 6:30 UTC+8, James Bullard, the 2025 FOMC voting member and President of the St. Louis Fed, will discuss the economic outlook and monetary policy. At 15:00 UTC+8, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman will speak at a European Central Bank event.On Wednesday at 0:45 UTC+8, Raphael Bostic will again address the economic outlook. At 4:00 UTC+8, Susan Collins, the 2025 FOMC voting member and President of the Boston Fed, will speak at a community banking conference. At 20:00 UTC+8, Bostic will deliver welcome remarks at another event. At 21:15 UTC+8, Lorie Logan, the 2026 FOMC voting member and President of the Dallas Fed, will discuss the current economic situation. At 22:30 UTC+8, Austan Goolsbee, the 2025 FOMC voting member and President of the Chicago Fed, will give opening remarks at the Chicago Payments Symposium.On Thursday at 0:15 UTC+8, Thomas Barkin, the 2024 FOMC voting member and President of the Richmond Fed, will speak. At 2:00 UTC+8, the Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its monetary policy meeting. At 5:00 UTC+8, Susan Collins will speak again. At 6:00 UTC+8, Mary Daly, the 2024 FOMC voting member and President of the San Francisco Fed, will deliver a speech. At 20:30 UTC+8, the U.S. September CPI year-over-year and month-over-month data will be released, along with the initial jobless claims for the week ending October 5. At 22:30 UTC+8, Thomas Barkin will participate in a fireside chat. At 23:00 UTC+8, John Williams, the permanent FOMC voting member and President of the New York Fed, will discuss the economic outlook and monetary policy.On Friday at 20:30 UTC+8, the U.S. September PPI year-over-year and month-over-month data will be released. At 21:45 UTC+8, Austan Goolsbee and Fed Governor Michelle Bowman will attend the 18th Annual Community Bankers Symposium. At 22:00 UTC+8, the preliminary October one-year inflation rate expectations and the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index will be published. At 22:45 UTC+8, Lorie Logan will participate in a panel discussion.