WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) – Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer will speak about U.S. inflation developments at the U.S. central bank’s policy retreat in Jackson Hole on Saturday, Aug. 29, the central bank announced Thursday. In an interview with Bloomberg Television early this month, Fischer said low inflation was a concern for the U.S. central bank. His remarks were seen as surprisingly dovish, leading some analysts to speculate that a September rate hike was unlikely.
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