/FEDSPEAK UPDATE: The Federal Reserve...........>

FED: /FEDSPEAK UPDATE: The Federal Reserve announced late Thursday that Chair

Powell will be speaking at 1000ET/1500BST on Fri Aug 23 on 'Challenges for

Monetary Policy', at the Jackson Hole symposium (Aug 22-24).

- Reminder: The full agenda for Jackson Hole is usually kept under wraps until

the Thurs evening of the event, in this case 2000ET on Aug 22 (at same time as

KC Fed President George makes introductory remarks).

- Note a report by the US edition of the Spectator 'hears' Powell has banned any

public appearances by Fed Board members (though not Regional Fed Presidents):

"Appearances at conferences have been canceled, all scheduled interviews have

been abandoned and any comments on or off the record are outlawed."

- Vice Chair Quarles will be speaking on 'Community Development" in Salt Lake

City, Utah at 1800ET/2300BST on Tue Aug 20; presumably if the Spectator report

is legit, Quarles will not be speaking about current monetary policy (as

suggested by the title of his speech anyway).