Jackson Hole Conference

At issue is whether he can maintain his less-is-better approach to monetary policy communications or feels compelled to provide at least a rough roadmap of how he views elevated inflation

They hope the Fed chair will use his speech to fully explain his roadmap for returning inflation to the Fed's target and what he sees as the bond market's role in that strategy.

Bullion climbed to as high as $2,531.75 an ounce, taking this year's gain to more than 22 per cent, before giving up some of the advance

CLOSING BELL ON AUGUST 25, 2023: The BSE benchmark has shed 2.7 per cent or 1,797 points in the last five straight weeks. HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro and ITC were the major laggards on Friday.

Markets, Credit Suisse said, had factored in excessive hope and not enough economic realities ahead of the Jackson Hole Symposium

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Investors were eagerly awaiting the outcome of the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. And, the outcome may shape the market momentum for the next few days. But what exactly is this meet?

Sectorally, the metals pack bled the most, down 1.3 per cent, followed by the PSB Index (down 0.8 per cent)

Bankers and economoists are worried about that new waves of protectionism