The Fed’s annual forum at Jackson Hole has long been a must-watch event for Wall Street, but this year’s meeting brings extra scrutiny.

Brent Donnelly of Spectra Markets ran a sizeable survey of expectations for Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech, and of the 473 responses, 51% expect a neutral-to-boring outcome and 43% see a hawkish tint.

By Ishaan Arora (Reuters) -Gold slipped on Friday due to a firmer dollar, with markets awaiting U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the annual Jackson Hole symposium for more insight on the Fed's monetary policy path.

Jay Powell’s speech at the Federal Reserve’s August summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is always a high-stakes moment. This year, the central bank’s chair takes the podium under fire — facing fierce attacks from Donald Trump and a growing insurgency within his own institution.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell's address on Friday and Nvidia earnings after the close on Wednesday may hold the keys as to whether the bull market can continue. "In the near-term, if Chair Powell can give a market-friendly speech and NVDA can meet,

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.

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.