Yellen and Draghi
Market Eyes on Wyoming, Texas and D.C.
August 25, 2017
Speeches by Yellen at 14:00 GMT and Draghi at 19:00 GMT highlight today’s agenda at the central banking summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The big economic mystery is the apparent disconnection between better growth yet continuing subdued global price and wage inflation. The questions surrounding monetary policy are whether the Fed sanctions another rate hike […] More
Marking Time Ahead of the Jackson Hole Central Banking Symposium
August 24, 2017
The annual retreat of world central bankers in Northwest Wyoming kicks off this evening and runs through Saturday. This year’s conference topic is “Fostering a Dynamic Global Economy.” Fed Chair Yellen delivers a speech on financial stability at 14:00 GMT Friday. ECB President Draghi’s scheduled speech five hours later is attracting even more interest. Meantime, […] More
