# What to expect from this week’s Jackson Hole conference

> Ebury previews the Jackson Hole central bank conference, where Fed Chair Powell was expected to address the labour market and whether the Fed would adopt average inflation targeting. US durable goods orders rose 11.2% in July, beating forecasts.

- Date: 2020-08-27 · published 2020-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51863-what-to-expect-from-this-week-s-jackson-hole-conference
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of longer-lasting low US rates tend to weaken the dollar, which supports dollar-priced commodities. The effect on feed grain prices would be indirect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-09-01 | [Gold ticks up on weaker dollar, Warsh's Jackson Hole speech in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17808-gold-ticks-up-on-weaker-dollar-warsh-s-jackson-hole-speech-in-focus.md) | -0.6% | +2.1% |
| DXY | 2025-08-25 | [Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole: A turning point for Gold and Commodities?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23249-jerome-powell-at-jackson-hole-a-turning-point-for-gold-and-commodities.md) | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2024-08-26 | [Pound soars to 29-month high following Fed rate cut signal at Jackson Hole  \| Euronews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29069-pound-soars-to-29-month-high-following-fed-rate-cut-signal-at-jackson-hole.md) | +0.7% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2024-02-06 | [What to expect from the Aussie dollar against the greenback, given its pullback from an end-2023 peak. - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31930-what-to-expect-from-the-aussie-dollar-against-the-greenback-given-its-pullback.md) | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2022-06-16 | [China’s yuan climbs to week high after expected Fed move - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41169-china-s-yuan-climbs-to-week-high-after-expected-fed-move-markets-business.md) | -0.7% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- ebury.com: https://ebury.com/resources/market-insights/what-to-expect-from-this-weeks-jackson-hole-conference

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