The world’s most influential central bankers are gathering in Wyoming this week for the 2025 Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. The economic stakes are far more complicated than a year ago. There’s also a pivotal political one: the independence of the Fed Reserve, the world’s largest and most influential central bank.

Wall Street's main indexes closed on a subdued note on Monday, after struggling for direction while investors awaited a raft of corporate earnings reports from major retailers for more signs about the...

“Markets increasingly expect the Federal Reserve to strike a more dovish tone at the upcoming Jackson Hole symposium, with traders largely looking past last week’s slightly firmer US inflation print,...