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Fed Survey Says Pervasive Uncertainty Hampers Companies’ Hiring and Growth Prospects
Fed Survey Says Pervasive Uncertainty Hampers Companies’ Hiring and Growth Prospects
April 23, 2025  |  Economy

Perhaps the best, or most positive, finding in the Federal Reserve’s latest qualitative survey of the economy and its prospects boils down to this: Economic...

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Tariff Could Bring ‘Notable Markdowns’ to Growth Forecasts Worldwide
Tariff Could Bring ‘Notable Markdowns’ to Growth Forecasts Worldwide
April 20, 2025  |  Economy

A wave of new economic surveys and projections this week will illustrate the impact of America’s tariff campaign. As Bloomberg News reports, these include a...

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Fed Beige Book Data Highlights Pressure on Consumer Spending
Fed Beige Book Data Highlights Pressure on Consumer Spending
March 05, 2025  |  Economy

The word “uncertainty” appears in the Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book 34 times. The report, which comes out eight times a year and offers qualitative...

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Fed Beige Book: Slight Economic Growth, Rising Business Optimism
Fed Beige Book: Slight Economic Growth, Rising Business Optimism
December 04, 2024  |  Economy

PYMNTS Intelligence, through the last several months, has taken stock of where consumers are spending, and how they contend with inflation. Among their strategies has...

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Federal Reserve Reports ‘Slight or Modest Growth’ in Economic Activity
Federal Reserve Reports ‘Slight or Modest Growth’ in Economic Activity
May 29, 2024  |  Economy

Economic activity in the United States expanded from early April to mid-May, though it varied in different industries and Federal Reserve districts. While 10 of...

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Fed’s Beige Book Cites Weak Discretionary Spending
Fed’s Beige Book Cites Weak Discretionary Spending
April 17, 2024  |  Economy

Eight times each year the Fed publishes what’s known as the Beige Book — a qualitative take from each of the 12 federal bank districts....

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Fed’s Beige Book Says Holiday Spending Met or Exceeded Expectations
Fed’s Beige Book Says Holiday Spending Met or Exceeded Expectations
January 17, 2024  |  Economy

Economic activity in the United States remained relatively stable from mid-November through December.  While a majority of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts reported little or...

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Fed’s Beige Book Sees Economic Headwinds and a Main Street Slowdown
Fed’s Beige Book Sees Economic Headwinds and a Main Street Slowdown
July 12, 2023  |  Economy

The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book offers a qualitative take on the state of the business realm, with an eight-times-a-year survey of banks and enterprises. The...

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Fed’s Beige Book Points Toward Consumer Spending Slowdown
Fed’s Beige Book Points Toward Consumer Spending Slowdown
April 19, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

Connect the data dots and a story emerges — where the Fed’s Beige Book hints at what to come. And what’s to come looks to...

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