Investors have all eyes fixed on the Federal Reserve’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo., as the Fed charts the future direction of the monetary policy in what could be a defining moment for the market’s summer story.

Three Federal Reserve officials appeared lukewarm on Thursday to the idea of an interest rate cut next month, as investors geared up for U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell's speech to the annual J...

“The odds of a new Chair quickly pushing policy rates lower are slim, at best,” said DataTrek Research co-founders Nicholas Colas and Jessica Rabe.

"Gold could see a slight lift prior to Jackson Hole, should the FOMC minutes show that the dissenting voices at the previous Fed policy meeting were louder than envisioned," said Han Tan, chief marke...