Walmart, Jackson Hole
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Wall Street finished in the red as Walmart weighed on markets and eyes turn to Jackson Hole
Wall Street closed lower on Thursday, pressured by declining shares of Walmart (WMT) all while investors look ahead to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s upcoming speech at Jackson Hole on Friday.
Traders are hoping that Fed chair Jerome Powell will indicate an imminent cut to interest rates during his remarks - but this is far from guaranteed.
Gold edged down as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole gathering for clues on the path for US interest rates.Bullion traded around $3,340 an ounce, paring some of the gains made on Wednesday when President Donald Trump’s call for Fed Governor Lisa Cook to resign bolstered haven demand.