The international corporate reporting season ramps up this week, with numerous heavyweights set to announce earnings. With the S&P 500 in the US sitting at record highs, this will be important for the direction of markets. Some of the highlights in the coming days are likely to include Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, LVMH, Nestle, Netflix, TSMC and Procter & Gamble. It'll be a busy week on the local front, with the September inflation report taking centre stage on Wednesday. This will be important as markets look ahead to the final OCR decision of the year in November. We’ll also get the latest housing report from REINZ, as well as the results of another dairy auction, card spending and the ANZ truckometer.