Wall Street’s major averages trade mixed on Tuesday, as investors look ahead to the kickoff of retail earnings season while also monitoring developments in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The blue-chip Dow (DJI) has been the top performer as it has added 0.

Some of the world’s most important central bankers will be doing just that later this week in the wide open spaces of Wyoming, where the annual Jackson Hole economic policy symposium takes place.

“Markets increasingly expect the Federal Reserve to strike a more dovish tone at the upcoming Jackson Hole symposium, with traders largely looking past last week’s slightly firmer US inflation print,...