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

Both Wall Street and the White House will be paying close attention to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's high-profile speech Friday at the Fed's annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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 borrowing costs at its next meeting in September.