When Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes the stage Friday at the annual Jackson Hole, Wyoming, economic forum, he will face pressures ranging from President Trump's repeated calls for his resignation to a recent mix of worrying economic data.

By Twesha Dikshit (Reuters) -European equities were largely subdued on Thursday as investors awaited updates from the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole symposium for clues on the path of monetary policy.

Federal Reserve chair is under bombardment from Donald Trump and battling an insurgency within the central bank

The stock market is heading into a catalyst-filled week as Fed Chair Jerome Powell gets ready to speak at Jackson Hole and big retailers report earnings.

The U.S. dollar hovered below a one-week high on Thursday and European stock markets opened flat as investors braced for three days of potentially market-moving news from the Federal Reserve's annual symposium in Jackson Hole.