Global Economic Markets Brace for Fed Signals at Jackson Hole

 

Investors are anxiously awaiting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s keynote address at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. Recent market trends include rising U.S. Treasury yields, a stronger dollar—particularly against the yen—and heightened uncertainty about a near-term interest rate cut, despite lingering inflation. Meanwhile, Chinese tech stocks are buoying Shanghai markets, Europe is cautiously optimistic about a U.S.–EU trade framework, and political strains continue to affect Japan’s bond yields.