Central bank jamboree, Inslee drops out, protest tattoos

Central bankers talk monetary policy. Policymakers, economists, and others gather in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for the closely watched annual symposium, appropriately dubbed “challenges for monetary policy.” Fears of a US recession, and what to do about it, underpin this year’s event. [Quartz Daily Brief]( Good morning, Quartz readers! What to watch for today Central bankers talk monetary policy. Policymakers, economists, and others gather in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for the closely watched annual symposium, appropriately dubbed “[challenges for monetary policy]( Fears of a US recession, and what to do about it, [underpin]( this year’s event. The UN Security Council may discuss US missiles. Russia and China have requested a meeting after the [US tested cruise missiles]( would have been banned under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which it formally withdrew from earlier this month. Boris Johnson meets Emmanuel Macron. 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