May 20, 2012

Students produce report on Tri-Cities’ economic conditions

KEARNEY — The Beige Book a University of Nebraska at Kearney economics class created helped them gain real-world experience, students say.

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Economy still slogs, Beige Book reports

Economists have long predicted a long slow slog out of the depths of the 2007 recession, and Wednesday’s report from the Federal Reserve Board doesn’t give any hope of a speed up. The Fed, in the latest issue of its Beige Book released Wednesday, describes more of the same.

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Economy still slogs, Beige Book reports

Economy still slogs, Beige Book reports

Economists have long predicted a long slow slog out of the depths of the 2007 recession, and Wednesday’s report from the Federal Reserve Board doesn’t give any hope of a speed up. The Fed, in the latest issue of its Beige Book released Wednesday, describes more of the same.

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Beige Book reports slow growth

The economic report known as the Beige Book came out today. The report comes out eight times per year and includes data from each of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks and businesses in their corresponding regions.

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Fed’s Beige Book Shows “Weaker Outlook for Business Conditions”

This afternoon’s release of the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book showed that most regions of the United States showed “weaker or less certain outlooks for business conditions.

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Fed’s Beige Book Shows “Weaker Outlook for Business Conditions”

Dollar, Treasurys pare decline after Beige Book

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The dollar and Treasury prices pared losses on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book said districts noted modest economic growth even with more uncertainty and weaker financial activity. The euro bought $1.3758, down from $1.3784 before the report and up versus $1.3737 late Tuesday. The dollar index , which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major …

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How the Fed compiles the Beige Book, at a glance

Eight times a year, the Federal Reserve issues the Beige Book, a snapshot of business conditions in each of the Fed’s 12 regional bank districts. The findings are all anecdotal; there are no numbers.

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How the Fed compiles the Beige Book, at a glance

Inflation, housing, Beige Book on tap

Today’s economic calendar features consumer prices, new housing, and the Fed’s Beige Book, as well as the weekly mortgage and oil data.In addition, there is an event in Congress this morning that …

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Zombie-Economy, Beige Book Shows, As Markets Await Obama’s Jobs Speech

The latest Fed Beige Book showed the economy is in a state of limbo, as most factors remain in expansion but at a moderate pace, with manufacturing jumping on autosales, and stock market volatility affecting outlooks.

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Zombie-Economy, Beige Book Shows, As Markets Await Obama’s Jobs Speech

Fed Reports Sluggish Economic Growth

NEW YORK (TheStreet) – The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book showed weak to modest economic expansion in the central bank’s twelve districts over the latter part of the summer, leaving the door open to an announcement of further Fed action in late September.

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