Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole conference on Friday comes amid the labor market showing signs of weakness and inflation ticking higher due to tariffs.

Financial markets are taking in a collective breath ahead of Jerome Powell's eighth and final keynote Jackson Hole speech as Federal Reserve Chair. If the moves following his last seven are any guide,

Powell is slated to give his annual address in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday. Swaps are pricing in a high probability the Fed will cut borrowing costs by a quarter point next month. In the face of mounting pressure from President Donald Trump for hefty reductions,

A potential candidate to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, David Zervos, said that it’s inaccurate to describe the US central bank as independent, and characterized the outgoing Fed chief as aligned with the political left.

Cook responded to Pulte in a statement, "I have no intention of being bullied to step down from my position because of some questions raised in a tweet."

Crypto and related stocks are sliding as traders brace for the July FOMC meeting minutes and Powell’s Jackson Hole speech, fearing a hawkish Fed stance.

Minutes from the Fed's July policy meeting revealed policymakers prioritized tariff-driven inflation risks over labor market concerns when keeping interest rates unchanged.

A new report says the president might try to fire Cook, the first woman of color to sit on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

The takeaway is that markets aren’t pricing in any sort of “succession premium” tied to any one chairman. The glidepath of monetary policy — regardless of Powell’s successor — appears structural, anchored to the Fed’s backward-looking framework . If that holds, it would mark a break from recent history.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's upcoming speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium on Friday is being billed as a pivotal, "make-or-break" moment for the central bank's more dovish contingent.