Exclusive: Bernanke to skip Jackson Hole due to scheduling conflict
By Alister Bull WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will miss the annual Jackson Hole monetary policy symposium this year due to a scheduling conflict, skipping the prestigious event for the first time since taking the helm of the central bank in 2006. The conference, held in late August in the splendor of the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, draws top central bankers from around the world. Bernanke’s absence would mark the first time in 25 years that a Fed chairman has not attended. . . .
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