Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak at the central bank's annual Jackson Hole Symposium on Friday, an event that could be a major test of the stock market's post-"Liberation Day" rally.

August has been a volatile month for stocks as investors try to anticipate the Federal Reserve’s next move on interest rates. That’s why all eyes are on Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this week. On Friday, August 22,

Powell has never responded directly to Trump's provocations, and I, personally, expect this issue to play a predominant role at his latest meeting in Jackson Hole, perhaps even more so than the interest rate discussion. The independence of central banks is much more important than a 25 basis point change in the coming month.