In his keynote Jackson Hole address, Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke about the job market, inflation, and the central bank's future outlook.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in the coming months but gave no hint on the timing.

Trump ratcheted up his pressure campaign this week, calling on Fed Governor Lisa Cook to resign after a Trump administration official alleged that she had committed mortgage fraud. Cook rebuked the push for her to quit, saying she has “no intention of being bullied to step down from my position because of some questions raised in a tweet.”

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that the tariffs unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump are pushing consumer prices higher and would continue to do so over the coming months.

Follow all the developments around Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech and analysis of what it means for the economy and your money.

Stocks closed lower Wednesday, led by a continued technology sector sell-off, as investors brace for a big speech later in the week by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) fell to its lowest level of the year on Friday, as US stocks surged following a highly-anticipated speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell that bolstered the case for a September interest-rate cut.

Wall Street cheered remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in Jackson Hole opening the door to a rate cut in September.