Ben Bernake, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, just announced to fellow economists that the American central bank is renewing its duty to spur job growth through quantitative easing.
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, has hosted the annual Federal Reserve Symposium since 1982, and is famous for its world-class fly-fishing conditions (this is what supposedly made Volcker – as in the Volcker Rule – start attending) and provides a scenic backdrop for some very serious chat. However, Jackson Hole also provides a leisurely escape for some of the world’s most consequential decision-makers. As Businessinsider notes:
Jackson Hole provides a nice opportunity for central bankers to let down their hair a bit — only figuratively speaking, of course — and mingle with other members of their tribe and a few academics in an informal setting,” says Eswar Prasad, a Cornell University professor who will speak on a Jackson Hole panel this year.
A notable absence this year is Mario Draghi, president of the ECB, who will be missing out on this afternoon’s barbecue shenanigans where “some of the world’s most high-powered economists don cowboy hats, string ties and other Western gear and sometimes join in a line dance”.
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