Fed’s Beige Book says economy is stable. Companies more optimistic about 2025, but tariffs a worry.

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U.S. economic activity shows modest growth: Fed Beige Book

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. economic activity rose slightly in most districts, with three regions experiencing modest to moderate growth that helped offset flat or slightly declining activity in two others, the U.S. Federal Reserve said in its Beige Book released on Wednesday. Read full story

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Fed’s Beige Book says economy is stable. Companies more optimistic about 2025, but tariffs a worry.

The U.S. expanded steadily in November, but hiring was subdued and inflation was still a nagging problem in some parts of the economy, a new Federal Reserve survey found.

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Fed Beige Book Shows Businesses Confident in Demand Prospects

(Bloomberg) — Economic activity increased slightly in November after little change in preceding months, and US businesses grew more upbeat about demand prospects, the Federal Reserve said in its latest Beige Book survey.

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Unexpectedly Hawkish Beige Book Finds Economic Activity "Rose" In Most Districts As "Slowness" Tumbles - Nemos News Network

Back in September, the otherwise sleepy and mostly boring report that is the Fed’s Beige Book report (which nobody otherwise reads due to its sheer size and dismal signal-to-noise ratio) got a sudden boost of notoriety and popularity when none other than Jerome Powell explained after the Fed’s 50bps rate cut, that he had been closely following the Beige Book which had emerged as a driving force behind the Fed’s unexpected “jumbo” 50bps rate cut.…

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Beige Book: Economy grew in recent weeks

Economic activity increased in recent weeks across the country, according to the Federal Reserve Beige Book.  Though economic activity growth was relatively modest, growth expectations increased across sectors, with businesses optimistic that demand will increase in coming months. “Consumer spending was generally stable,” according to the Dec. 3 report. “Many consumer-oriented businesses across districts noted further increases in price sensitiv…

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