The investing world will turn its attention to northwestern Wyoming in the week ahead, with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell set to give his most important policy speech of the year on Friday at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium.

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak at the central bank's annual Jackson Hole Symposium on Friday, an event that could be a major test of the stock market's post-"Liberation Day" rally.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole conference on Friday comes amid the labor market showing signs of weakness and inflation ticking higher due to tariffs.

Stocks start the week just shy of record highs, underpinned by a well-received corporate earnings season and hopes the Federal Reserve will soon start reducing official borrowing costs again. Investors are therefore keen that Friday’s keynote address by Fed Chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole symposium will be suitably dovish.

The stock market is heading into a catalyst-filled week as Fed Chair Jerome Powell gets ready to speak at Jackson Hole and big retailers report earnings.

The president's latest attack comes as Powell is scheduled to deliver remarks at the Fed's annual conference in Jackson Hole, WY, on Friday.

Gold typically performs well when interest rates are low and during times of economic and geopolitical uncertainty.