The Latest Breaking News from Jackson Hole

Shares of Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) are trading higher Friday afternoon following Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's dovish Jackson Hole remarks, as investors reposition toward growth equities amid rising odds of interest rate cuts.

'Shifting risk balance may warrant policy adjustment,' said Jerome Powell in Jackson Hole, at the central bankers' annual meeting, hinting that the Fed may soon cut rates, even as inflation risks remain.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's upcoming speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium on Friday is being billed as a pivotal, "make-or-break" moment for the central bank's more dovish contingent.

Western investors, through physical ETFs, are finally joining the global gold rush led by central banks, Asian investors, and wealthy investors. Holdings of physically backed gold ETFs have risen by 90.4 tons, equivalent to $7.3 billion, since May, according to data from the World Gold Council, and GLD holdings expanded…