What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Subdued world markets eyed proposals for a Ukraine-Russia summit with caution, while updates on the shaky U.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is slated to speak on Friday at the Fed’s annual gathering of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Evercore ISI warns that market participants might not love what he has to say.

Get insights on the 2023 Fed Symposium in Jackson Hole. Explore market expectations, Powell's agenda, and potential rate cuts' impact on the economy.

The stock market is heading into a catalyst-filled week as Fed Chair Jerome Powell gets ready to speak at Jackson Hole and big retailers report earnings.

Jerome Powell has the ideal platform Friday to deliver a clear signal the Federal Reserve is about to resume cutting interest rates. But the economy isn’t giving him an equally clear signal that now is the time.

Bitcoin traders eye Jackson Hole for potential bullish signals; Powell's speech could drive BTC price, depending on tone on rate cuts.

In this respect, the geopolitical risk premium is likely to decline, which should have a dampening effect on the Gold price." "The focus of market participants is already shifting to the next important event,

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Fed Chair Jerome Powell used the central bank's annual Wyoming research conference to promise inflation-fighting rigor when it was needed in 2022, then last year he came to the defense of the job market with promises of lower interest rates when the unemployment rate seemed on a steady rise.