Jackson Hole Symposium Preview: Powell to shed light on Fed’s framework – Goldman Sachs

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

Analysts at Goldman Sachs offer a sneak peek at what to expect from the US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium due this Thursday at 1310GMT.

Key quotes

“Expect Powell to reveal the key conclusions of the Bank’s framework review.

And that will be the FOMC adopting average inflation targeting (AIT).

AIT means the Bank aiming for 2-2.5% inflation when the economy is at or near full employment.”

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Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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