Follow live coverage and analysis of the Fed chairman's remarks at the Kansas City Fed's annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday.

Almost every financial headline you read the next two days will mention Jackson Hole, the stunning Wyoming region that becomes the capital of the macroeconomic world every August. But this year's gathering of central bankers and economists could be more important than it's been in a very, very long time.

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 fraud.

Gold edged down as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole gathering for clues on the path for US interest rates.Bullion traded around $3,340 an ounce, paring some of the gains made on Wednesday when President Donald Trump’s call for Fed Governor Lisa Cook to resign bolstered haven demand.

The U.S. dollar was little changed on Wednesday as traders awaited a speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the annual Jackson Hole central bankers' symposium later this week for clues on the path of monetary policy.