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.

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.

When Nvidia, the chip producer, reports earnings next week, investors expect the S&P 500 to have a bigger reaction than when the Fed chair delivers a big speech on Friday.

President Trump's tariffs continue to affect global markets and the economy. Follow along for live updates on stocks, bonds and other markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.

Federal Reserve officials sounded cautious in interviews and speeches as the central bank's Jackson Hole meeting kicks off this evening. At the same time, a former Fed official on the White House's list to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell backed aggressive ...

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

India's equity benchmarks are set to open little changed on Thursday, following a five-session rally driven by tax-cut hopes, as investors await the Federal Reserve's annual symposium for rate trajectory cues.