The annual Jackson Hole conference kicks off today — here's what to expect from the elite summer retreat for the world's central bankers

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• The annual Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming starts on Thursday.
• Every year the great and the good of global central banking and economics descend on the mountain resort to discuss the big issues of the day.
• This year's symposium is focused on the topic of "Changing Market Structure and Implications for Monetary Policy."
• It is Fed Chair Jerome Powell's first as head of the central bank, and comes at a time when he is under pressure from President Donald Trump.

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The great and the good of global central banking are on the way to the exclusive ski resort of Jackson Hole in the remote US state of Wyoming for one of the benchmark events of its calendar.

Every year, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City — one of 12 city based outposts of the USA's central bank — hosts the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, aiming to bring together central bankers from the world over to discuss the biggest challenges facing the global economy.

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