Fed Chair Powell to speak next week at IMF on digital currencies

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will speak Oct. 19 at the International Monetary Fund's annual meeting, the central bank said on Thursday.

He will speak on the subject of cross-border payments and digital currencies as part of a livestream panel at 8 a.m. ET.

(Reporting by Ann Saphir; Editing by Chris Reese)