The Beige Book is published eight times per year by the Federal Reserve Bank. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal 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 dstrict and sector. An overall summary of the 12 district reports is prepared by a designated Federal Reserve Bank on a rotating basis.
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May 16 - The FDIC has announced a series of steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Illinois affected by severe storms, straight-line... >>more

May 16 - Broad measures of economic activity continued to improve across the Southeast in March, according to the latest Data Digest from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The monthly report,... >>more

May 16 - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has launched a Spanish language website. The website, which is optimized for mobile use, provides access to essential consumer resources such as how... >>more

May 16 - Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma and Ranking Member Collin Peterson of Minnesota have issued the following statements after the House Agriculture Committee approved H.R. 1947, the Federal... >>more

May 15 - In its latest Household Debt and Credit Report, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that households continued to improve their finances during the first three months of 2013.... >>more