Here are some of the key takeaways from the conference: Fed Chair Jerome Powell used his Friday speech to signal the US central bank is likely on track for an interest-rate cut in September, after holding its benchmark steady in the first eight months of the year.

As Fed Chairman Jerome Powell spoke at the annual conference in Wyoming, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook.

Wall Street cheered remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in Jackson Hole opening the door to a rate cut in September.

The Federal Reserve’s annual conference, hosted by the Kansas City Fed in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, began Thursday evening with a dinner for the central bankers, economists and journalists who have flown in from around the world.

If inflation starts climbing again after a rate cut, “the Fed will have to reverse course — and in the worst case, start hiking again,” Slok said.

Brent Donnelly of Spectra Markets ran a sizeable survey of expectations for Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech, and of the 473 responses, 51% expect a neutral-to-boring outcome and 43% see a hawkish tint.