Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell attends the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming August 28, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Crosby
Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell attends the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • US stocks rose higher as traders waited for Powell's speech at Jackson Hole.
  • Last year, stocks plunged after Powell warned markets of "more pain" ahead.
  • Investors are largely pricing in at least one more rate hike from the Fed later this year.

US stocks rose Friday ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium.