Aug 22 (Reuters) - Gold prices held steady on Friday as investors refrained from taking any big bets ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the annual Jackson Hole symposium that could offer fresh clues on the monetary policy path. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was steady at $3,337.12 per ounce, as of 0042 GMT. U.S. gold futures...

* Fed Chair Powell to deliver Jackson Hole address at 1400 GMT * US weekly jobless claims jump to near 3-month high last week * Markets put chance of Fed rate cut next month at 75% (Updates for Asia midday session) By Anmol Choubey Aug 22 (Reuters) - Gold prices edged lower on Friday on a stronger dollar while investors...

* Chinese stocks lead gains in Asia, dollar appreciates * Powell to speak at 1400 GMT, markets eye policy clues * Japan core inflation slightly ahead of estimates (Updates markets, adds quote, China tech rally) By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Stocks in Asia mostly clung to safe ranges on Friday as traders awaited a key speech...

Aug 22 (Reuters) - Diary of Europe's STOXX 600 (.STOXX) corporate earnings for the week ahead EUROPE'S STOXX 600 EARNINGS Company Name Event Name Start Date Start Time RIC (GMT) 26-Aug-2025 NTS RBREW.CO Royal Unibrew A/S Half Year 2025 Royal Unibrew A/S Earnings Release 26-Aug-2025 BMO BNZL.L Bunzl plc Half Year 2025 Bunzl plc Earnings Release 26-Aug-2025 05:00 FHZN.S Flughafen...