U.S. equity futures slipped on Thursday, signaling continued weakness for Wall Street as investors brace for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s appearance at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. Lingering uncertainty over the direction of interest rates has weighed heavily on sentiment,

Both Wall Street and the White House will be paying close attention to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s high-profile speech Friday at the Fed’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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.