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Fed's Yellen plans to speak at Jackson Hole conference: official

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. May 27, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen plans to speak on Aug. 26 at the central bank's annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a Fed official said on Thursday.

The conference brings together central bankers from around the world and has been the venue for major Fed policy announcements.

(This version of the story corrects spelling of Jackson Hole in headline.)

(Reporting by Jason Lange; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)