Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers informal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District and sector. An overall summary of the twelve district reports is prepared by a designated Federal Reserve Bank on a rotating basis.
The Beige Book report is a lagging indicator, in that it is a report of what already happened in the districts, not what the Fed Districts think is going to happen. On the other hand, many economists consider it a leading indicator, in that it could get the Fed to change the Fed Funds rate which is, in itself, a leading indicator
Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts suggest that, on balance, national economic activity continued to rise, albeit at a modest pace, during the reporting period from September to early OctoberLatest beigebook
The Beige Book aims to give to give a broad overview of the economy, bringing many variables and indicators into the mix. Discussion will be about things such as labor markets, wage and price pressures, retail and ecommerce activity and manufacturing output. Investors can see comments that are forward-looking; the Beige Book will contain comments that look to predict trends and anticipate changes over the next few months or quarters.
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