There's plenty to monitor in the week ahead, with Federal Reserve officials in focus as six of the seven Board members speak publicly before the blackout period begins ahead of the next meeting. The most important appearance will be that of Chair Jerome Powell, which takes place on Thursday at the Economic Club of New York. China will be in the spotlight on Wednesday, with the release of monthly economic indicators as well as gross domestic product for the September quarter. There will also be plenty to monitor on the corporate calendar, with the international reporting season set to heat up with results from the likes of Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, Netflix, Procter & Gamble and Tesla. Here at home, markets will have the election results from the weekend to ponder, as well as the latest inflation figures and the results of another dairy auction. Auckland Airport and Tourism Holdings are holding annual meetings this week, while all eyes will be on Fletcher Building when it resumes trading on Monday morning when the market opens.