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WATCH: Countdown to Powell's Jackson Hole Speech

Good morning. Today is the day the market’s been waiting for, with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell due to speak at Jackson Hole later this morning. Meanwhile the Bank of Japan signaled it remains on a rate hiking path. And elsewhere, Nestle’s CEO change is raising questions.— Morwenna Coniam.

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