Upcoming S&P 500 Earnings Releases: Before The Bell: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Dollar Tree Inc Gamestop Corp. Patterson Companies Inc Target Corp. After The Bell: Autodesk, Inc. Gap Inc. Intuit Ross Stores, Inc. Important Data Releases: Japan: Tentative Time Bank of Japan will release BOJ Press Conference, which isamong the primary tools the BOJ uses to communicate with investors about monetary policy. Europe: Markit will release French Flash Manufacturing PMI (3:00AM EST) and German Flash Manufacturing PMI (3:30AM EST), whichmeasure the level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry. 11:00AM EST German Bundesbank will release German Buba President Jens Weidmann Speaksdue to speak at the Economic Leaders' Meetings of 2013, in Germany. Traders usually examine his public engagements for clues regarding future monetary policy. Australia: 4:05AM EST Reserve Bank of Australia will release RBA Governor Glenn Stevens Speaks due to deliver a speech titled "The Australian Dollar: Thirty Years of Floating" at the Australian Business Economists Annual Dinner, in Sydney. Traders usually examine his public engagements for clues regarding future monetary policy. US: 8:30AM EST Department of Laborwill release PPI m/m, which measures change in the price of finished goods and services sold by producers. Please note that release date has been delayed by 7 days due to the US government shutdown. Department of Laborwill also release Unemployment Claims, which measures the number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week. 10:00AM EST Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphiawill release Philly Fed Manufacturing Index, which measures the level of a diffusion index based on surveyed manufacturers in Philadelphia.