"I think the biggest thing that investors should be looking for is [the] type of language where Powell suggests that the Fed is moving from moderately restrictive policy to more neutral policy," he t...

Financial markets moved within narrow ranges early on Tuesday, with global stocks holding steady near their record highs.

"Consumers are still not really spending at full speed ahead, they're a little bit cautious," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities.

The U.S. dollar hovered below a one-week high on Thursday and Asian stock markets were broadly mixed as investors braced for three days of potentially market-moving news from the Federal Reserve's annual symposium in Jackson Hole.

Gold rose on Wednesday, buoyed by a softer U.S. dollar, as investors looked towards the minutes of the Federal Reserve's July meeting and the Jackson Hole symposium of central bankers this week for c...

The New Zealand dollar tumbled after the central bank reduced its cash rate by a quarter point to 3.0% as expected, and said its board had also considered a half-point cut.