Jackson Hole Economic Symposium

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{{Short description |Annual conference of central bankers}}

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The Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Symposium is a three-day annual international conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City at Jackson Hole in the United States attended by central bank leaders from around the world. Central bankers discuss world events and financial trends and the discussions at Jackson Hole are watched for economic news and specifically the likely direction of global interest rates. It has been described by The New York Times as "the world's most exclusive economic get-together".{{cite news |last1=Smialek |first1=Jeanna |title=How Jackson Hole Became an Economic Obsession |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/business/economy/jackson-hole-economic-conference.html |work=The New York Times |date=August 25, 2023}}

The event is held at vacation destination Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park, in Wyoming's Teton County. during late August. It was held in a few different locations in the late 1970s, but Jackson Hole has been the location since 1981.{{cite web | last = Kagan | first = Julia | title = Jackson Hole Economic Symposium | publisher = Investopedia | date = January 27, 2021 | url = https://www.investopedia.com/terms/j/jackson-hole-symposium.asp | accessdate = August 26, 2022 }} The conference was placed there partly because Paul Volcker, the then-Federal Reserve chairman, wanted to benefit from the great fly fishing in the area.{{cite web |last1=Navallier |first1=Louis |title=How The Fed Ended Up Meeting In Jackson Hole: A Brief History |url=https://www.valuewalk.com/how-the-fed-ended-up-meeting-in-jackson-hole-a-brief-history/ |access-date=24 July 2024}} Among the regular attendees are top economists from the Federal Reserve Board, as well as other policymakers such as foreign central bank governors. Economic papers are published, and presentations are given.

The 1984 meeting focused on the causes of inflation. The 2016 meeting focused on the effects of central bank balance sheets on financial stability. The 2018 meeting focused on the effect of tech giants on the economy. At the 2020 meeting, Fed chairman Jerome Powell announced a new policy for raising interest rates that was not simply based on joblessness or inflation expectations.{{cite web | last = Simonetti | first = Isabella | title =Why Wall Street is so focused on a Fed conference in Wyoming | work = The New York Times | date = August 23, 2022 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/business/jackson-hole-federal-reserve.html | accessdate = August 26, 2022 }}

During the COVID-19 pandemic the economic symposium was held virtually for 2020 and 2021. About 100-120 economists, central bankers, and journalists meet for the symposium.{{cite news | url=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4536996-fed-jackson-hole-why-smart-money-is-watching | title=The Fed at Jackson Hole: Why the Smart Money is Watching | Seeking Alpha | newspaper=Seeking Alpha | date=August 25, 2022 | last1=Kane | first1=Logan }}{{cite web | url=https://www.axios.com/2022/08/25/jackson-hole-fed-guide | title=A beginner's guide to the Fed's big conference in Jackson Hole | date=August 25, 2022 }}{{cite news | url=https://www.kansascityfed.org/research/jackson-hole-economic-symposium/about-jackson-hole-economic-symposium/ | title=About the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium }}

The 2022 meeting was the first in-person meeting since 2019. Despite acknowledging the risk of recession, the majority of central bankers expressed their determination to increase interest rates for the purpose of curbing inflation. Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda was exceptional in expressing his need to continue reducing interest rates.{{cite web | last = Saraiva | first = Catarina | title = Top Central Bankers Deliver Hawkish Message at Jackson Hole | publisher = Bloomberg News | date = August 27, 2022 | url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-27/top-central-bankers-deliver-hawkish-message-at-jackson-hole | accessdate = August 27, 2022 }}

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