New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Caution crept into stock markets worldwide, including India, ahead of the US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium today, August 22.

Slated to be the eighth and final address by Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole Symposium, ahead of his term completion in May 2026, this speech holds significance, as investors across the globe are eyeing signals for the next month's Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting. The US Federal Reserve is slated to meet next month on September 16-17.

In his seven previous speeches at the Jackson Hole Symposium, Jerome Powell has talked about a variety of topics - from complex economic ideas and lessons from the past to promises of support during the COVI...