(Reuters) – The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual monetary policy symposium – one of the premier gatherings for the world’s A-list central bankers and economists – will not be held in the mountain resort of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this year for the first time in nearly 40 years.
Instead, the bank said on Thursday, it will host a virtual meeting on Aug. 27-28 focused on the theme: “Navigating the Decade Ahead: Implications for Monetary Policy.” The bank had said in late April it was “considering the implications” for the event after learning the historic Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park, where it has been held annually starting in 1982, would not be opening for the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(Reporting by Dan Burns; Editing by Leslie Adler)
