Eco Week Ahead
All Eyes on Fed Chief Powell in Jackson Hole
- ECB’s Lagarde also speaks at Kansas City Fed’s conference
- Turkey, Iceland set to hike this week, Sri Lanka to cut rates
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It’s late August, which means we’re headed to Jackson Hole for the Kansas City Fed’s annual symposium, attended by top central bankers from around the world. And as usual, everyone is wondering in particular just what Fed Chair Jerome Powell — who’s expected to speak Friday morning — might have to say.
The US central bank just published minutes of its July policy meeting, and the record showed that, at the time, most Fed officials saw significant upside risk to inflation, which in turn may require even more tightening. On the other hand, two also favored holding rates steady, marking the first real hint of disagreement over the way forward that we’ve seen in quite some time.