Wall Street’s major averages slide on Tuesday, as investors look ahead to the kickoff of retail earnings season while also monitoring developments in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The blue-chip Dow (DJI) trades near even while the benchmark S&P 500 (SP500) slid by 0.

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.

Crypto markets dropped further as investors grow cautious ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's Friday Jackson Hole speech. Bitcoin fell below $114,000, now down 9% below its Thursday record high, with a number of altcoins seeing even steeper declines.

Investors expecting to hear Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell give guidance Friday about the central bank's September meeting may be in for a letdown. This is because Powell will want to keep his options open in his speech in Jackson Hole,

The stock market is heading into a catalyst-filled week as Fed Chair Jerome Powell gets ready to speak at Jackson Hole and big retailers report earnings.

Get insights on the 2023 Fed Symposium in Jackson Hole. Explore market expectations, Powell's agenda, and potential rate cuts' impact on the economy.

A speech from the Fed chair at Jackson Hole has become a rite of summer for investors. Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, broke down how the S&P 500 has performed in the five days on eit

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