Economists have long preferred independent central banks because they can more easily take unpopular steps to fight inflation.

The Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Dow slip on Thursday, pressured by declining shares of Walmart (WMT) all while investors look ahead to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s upcoming speech at Jackson Hole on ...

A sell-off in high-flying growth stocks this week hints at nervousness ahead of Jerome Powell's remarks at Jackson Hole, but there's another area of the stock market where investors should be prepared ...

Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is managing a high-stakes balancing act as he grapples with a cooling labor market, rising inflation and White House pressure to cut interest rates.

Will Jerome Powell hint at interest rate cuts at the Jackson Hole summit? Either way, it could have a big impact on Bitcoin.

The annual economics symposium, which begins Thursday, brings together top monetary policy officials from around the world and always makes headlines in the financial press. There are at least three ...

Wall Street will be listening closely to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech Friday at the Jackson Hole economic policy summit, where he could signal whether the central bank is ready to cut ...

This year’s summit carries additional weight: it will be Powell’s last appearance at Jackson Hole as Fed chair before his ...

Both Wall Street and the White House will be paying close attention to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s high-profile speech Friday ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to give what could be his most consequential speech yet — just a few days after one of his colleagues was threatened with prosecution for alleged mortgage ...

Canada's main stock index was subdued on Thursday, as investors awaited news from the U.S. Federal Reserve's three-day Jackson Hole symposium that could offer more clarity on monetary policy in the ...

The Trump administration has pressured Powell, whose term as Fed chair expires next year, to step down as chair of the central bank.