Jonathan Miller prepared the data for the Fed's beige book, which states 20%. He's also been quoted in numerous publications giving that number. I noted a similar figure looking at prices at http://350bleecker.com/policy/sales.html. ...
So what is this Beige Book we hear about on the news? Is it the Fed Chairmans version of a Little Black Book? Not exactly, but it does carry a great amount of weight in the Feds decision-making, regarding interest rates. ...
From the Fed's Beige Book. Reports from the Federal Reserve Districts suggest that economic activity remained generally weak in late April and May. ... Consumer spending slowed further since the last report. ...
(FED) The Beige Book, December 3, 2008 Overall economic activity weakened across all Federal Reserve Districts since the last report. Districts generally reported decreases in retail sales, and vehicle sales were down significantly in ...
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It's one of the blandest descriptions you'll come across in financial news - The Beige Book. So what is it? AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains. (Dec. 3),
The latest Federal Reserve Beige Book was released today and as expected the news was grim, which almost guarantees a substantial interest rate cut next week. The beige book contains the Fed's latest snapshot of business and economic ...
A broad slowdown in economic activity was under way by the end of September, according to the latest report on economic activity released by the Federal Reserve.
AP - France and Egypt announced an initiative to stop the fighting in Gaza late Tuesday, hours after Israeli mortar shells exploded near a U.N. school sheltering hundreds of people displaced by the onslaught on Hamas militants. At least 30 Palestinians died, staining streets with blood.