It’s time once again for central bankers, economists and academics to gather in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for the Federal Reserve of Kansas City’s annual economic policy symposium. The gathering comes as the Fed finds itself an increasing focus of criticism from the White House as President Donald Trump seeks to transform the global economy and the US workforce.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been under pressure from President Trump to lower the central bank's benchmark interest rate.

Central bankers from around the world are gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this week. Not for sightseeing or fly fishing, but for the Federal Reserve’s annual Economic Policy Symposium. Fed chair Jay Powell is set to speak Friday and analysts will be paying extra attention to his comments on the labor market — especially after that weak July jobs report we saw a few weeks ago.