The Week Ahead: Markets Brace for Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech as Crypto Tumbles
TLDR
- Fed Chair Jerome Powell will deliver key remarks at Jackson Hole symposium on Friday, with markets watching for interest rate signals
- Major retailers including Walmart, Home Depot, Target, and Lowe’s report earnings this week showing tariff impact on consumer spending
- Crypto markets dropped 6% from all-time highs with Bitcoin falling to $115,000 and total market cap back to $4 trillion
- Housing market data and Fed meeting minutes will provide economic insights ahead of potential September rate cuts
- Trump-Zelensky meeting on Monday could impact investor confidence across all asset markets
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell takes center stage this week as investors await his Friday remarks at the annual Jackson Hole…
