Stocks were broadly flat on Friday as traders awaited a key speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the annual Jackson Hole symposium this weekend that could shed light on the future direction of monetary policy.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to give what could be his most consequential speech yet — just a few days after one of his colleagues was threatened with prosecution for alleged mortgage fraud.

GOP state lawmakers in Texas are slated to approve new voting maps on Friday after California passed a dueling plan, teeing up a national redistricting war ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Crypto markets saw a significant correction as monetary policy fear spikes started clouding investor sentiment ahead of a US Federal Reserve gathering on Friday.

The Fed’s annual forum at Jackson Hole has long been a must-watch event for Wall Street, but this year’s meeting brings extra scrutiny.

U.S. stocks remain near unchanged, digesting last week's gains. Investors look to key earnings and an annual Fed conference for direction this week.

With market participants looking ahead to Friday's Jackson Hole speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, there are expectations on Wall Street that he may not be as inclined to cut interest rates in September as previously thought.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell used the central bank's annual Wyoming research conference to promise inflation-fighting rigor when it was needed in 2022, then last year he came to the defense of the job market with promises of lower interest rates when the unemployment rate seemed on a steady rise.