This week's set-piece event is the Jackson Hole central-bank gathering in Wyoming, slated for Thursday through Saturday. Investors will tune into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech for any hints on whether the central bank might kick off interest-rate cuts in September.

Gold ticked up on Wednesday but hovered near three-week lows, as investors looked towards the Federal Reserve's July meeting minutes and the Jackson Hole, Wyoming symposium of central bankers this week for cues on further rate cuts.

Federal orders to D.C. police to enforce immigration laws became the fuse igniting a lawsuit D.C. filed against President Donald Trump.

The president has opened the door to a permanent military occupation of the nation’s capital—and maybe other cities too.