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 1312:55 pm — FOMC Member Paulson SpeaksTuesday, October 148:45 am — FOMC Member Bowman Speaks12:20 pm — Fed Chair Powell Speaks3:25 pm — FOMC Member Waller Speaks3:30 pm — FOMC Member Collins SpeaksWednesday, October 159:30 am — FOMC Member Miran Speaks12:30 pm — FOMC Member Miran Speaks1:00 pm — FOMC Member Waller Speaks2:00 pm — Beige Book (report release)2:30 pm — FOMC Member Schmid SpeaksThursday, October 169:00 am — FOMC Member Waller Speaks(time not specified) — FOMC Member Barr Speaks(time not specified) — FOMC Member Miran Speaks10:00 am — FOMC Member Bowman Speaks4:15 pm — FOMC Member Miran SpeaksFriday, October 1712:15 pm — FOMC Member Musalem SpeaksIn 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:TuesdayBefore 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)WednesdayBefore 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)ThursdayBefore Open:Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC)BNY Mellon (BK)Charles Schwab (SCHW)Travelers (TRV)M&T Bank (MTB)After Close:Interactive Brokers (IBKR)CSX Corp (CSX)FridayBefore Open:American Express (AXP)Comerica (CMA) This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.