Fed Speakers This Week: Waller, Bowman and Warsh, Oct. 12–16

Three Federal Reserve Board members are scheduled to speak this week, all at events outside the United States. The Fed Board's October calendar lists Governor Christopher Waller on Tuesday, Oct. 13, Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman twice on Wednesday, Oct. 14, and Chairman Kevin Warsh late on Thursday, Oct. 15. Their appearances fall around Wednesday's September inflation report, the last before the Fed's Oct. 27–28 meeting.

This calendar covers Board members, as listed on federalreserve.gov. Regional Fed bank presidents post their own events on their banks' websites, and those are not included here.

Who is speaking at the Fed this week?

Times are Eastern, as listed on the Fed Board's calendar. Topics are as the Fed describes them.

Date (ET)	Time	Speaker	Event	Topic listed
Tue., Oct. 13	3:45 a.m.	Governor Christopher J. Waller (discussion)	Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2026, New Delhi	AI
Wed., Oct. 14	5:40 a.m.	Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle W. Bowman (discussion)	2026 IIF Annual Membership Summit, Bangkok	Supervision and Regulation
Wed., Oct. 14	10:55 p.m.	Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle W. Bowman (speech)	Bangkok Economic Festival 2026	Supervision and Regulation
Thu., Oct. 15	11:30 p.m.	Chairman Kevin Warsh (discussion)	Fireside chat with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, Bangkok	Conversation with Georgieva

Source: Federal Reserve Board, October 2026 calendar.

The two late-evening slots fall on the following morning in Bangkok. None of the listed topics is monetary policy by name, though question-and-answer sessions can range more widely.

What else is on the Fed calendar this week?

Monday, Oct. 12, was Columbus Day. The Fed said the daily and weekly statistical releases scheduled for that day would come out on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The Beige Book, the Fed's summary of regional business conditions, is due at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Industrial production for September (G.17) follows at 9:15 a.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 16.

When is CPI this week?

The September Consumer Price Index is due at 8:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 14, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics schedule. Producer prices follow at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, and import and export prices at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16.

In August, the CPI rose 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis and 3.4% from a year earlier, the BLS said. Prices excluding food and energy rose 0.3% on the month and 2.4% over the year, down from 2.5% in July. Our September CPI preview has the full breakdown and where Treasury yields stood going in.

Why do Fed speakers matter before the Oct. 28 decision?

Officials use speeches and interviews to explain how new data change their view. The FOMC raised its target range to 3.75% to 4% on Sept. 16, and minutes released Oct. 7 said most participants saw another increase as likely appropriate by year-end. Waller's most recent speech, given Oct. 8 in Istanbul, was titled "The Signaling Value of the Summary of Economic Projections," according to the Fed; our report on Waller's case for more rate hikes covers his recent views.

The next decision is due at 2 p.m. ET on Oct. 28. Every date and past decision is on our FOMC meeting schedule for 2026 and 2027, and our Fed calendar guide explains how each release moves rates.

This calendar is based on the Fed Board's schedule as of Oct. 13. Events can be added or changed; check federalreserve.gov for updates.

Correction, Oct. 13: The Fed's calendar lists the topic of Bowman's Oct. 14 evening speech at the Bangkok Economic Festival as supervision and regulation. An earlier version said the topic was to be announced.