By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS (Reuters) -European stock markets fell slightly in early trading on Thursday, hovering just below recent highs, as traders avoided making big moves and waited for the Federal Reserve's three-day annual Jackson Hole symposium.

global markets are now focused on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole on Friday morning. This will be Powell’s eighth and final Jackson Hole address, as his term expires in May 2026. The US Federal Reserve intends to remain ...

Jerome Powell’s speech at the Federal Reserve’s August summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is always a high-stakes moment. This year, the central bank’s chair takes the podium under fire – facing fierce attacks from US President Donald Trump and a growing insurgency within his own institution.

This Friday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will make a speech at the annual Jackson Hole Symposium. The focus is "Labor Markets in Transition: Demographics, Productivity, and Macroeconomic Policy.

Chair Jerome Powell in remarks on Friday is expected to unveil the Fed’s new policy framework — the strategy it’ll use to achieve its inflation and employment goals. Powell may also drop some hints about the Fed’s thinking ahead of its September policy meeting.