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Federal Reserve chair is under bombardment from Donald Trump and battling an insurgency within the central bank

Gold prices fell on Thursday, pressured by a firmer dollar, while investors looked to the U.S. central bank's annual Jackson Hole symposium later in the day for further policy cues.

This week's set-piece event is the Jackson Hole central-bank gathering in Wyoming, slated for Thursday through Saturday. Investors will tune into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech for any h

Walmart earnings are in early focus before the highly anticipated start of the Federal Reserve's gathering at Jackson Hole.

Britain's main stock indexes declined on Thursday, dragged by losses in consumer-related shares, while global investors turned their attention to the U.S. Federal Reserve's annual symposium in Jackson Hole.

Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter 💰💵 At last month’s meeting of the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee, most of the participants’ concerns over tariff inflation took priority over softening in the labor market.