Fed’s Powell to Take Center Stage for Final Time at Jackson Hole Retreat

‘I think Powell will stick to the rhetoric he’s been using,’ said one market analyst.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on in Washington on Feb. 11, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will be under the spotlight when he delivers his final keynote address at this week’s annual central bank retreat beginning on Aug. 21.

More than 100 people, including central bankers, academics, and financial industry leaders, will converge on Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s 43rd Economic Policy Symposium from Aug. 21 to Aug. 23.