The Fed chief is expected to address inflation, interest rates and the economy in his speech on Friday. Will he also confront President Trump’s attacks on central bank independence?

The FTSE 100 and European stocks were higher on Friday as markets turn their attention to the much-anticipated speech by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. He is set to speak

Investors are bracing for volatility as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell walks a fine line between curbing inflation and supporting the labor market, with thin August trading poised to magnify any market moves from his Jackson Hole speech on Friday.

Wall Street is holding relatively steady ahead of a highly anticipated speech about where U.S. interest rates may be heading.

Stocks surged Friday and the Dow closed at its first record high of the year after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled interest rate cuts could be on the way.

Gold edged down as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole gathering for clues on the path for US interest rates.Bullion traded around $3,340 an ounce, paring some of the gains made on Wednesday when President Donald Trump’s call for Fed Governor Lisa Cook to resign bolstered haven demand.

Gold prices were steady on Thursday as investors awaited U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole symposium on Friday for signals on the central bank's policy direction.