Fed’s Beige Book reports on fragile state of US economy

federal reserve

Economic activity in the US continued to expand in September, albeit at a pace described as "modest" or "slight", according to the Federal Reserve's Beige Book, published on Wednesday.

The report, published by the Chicago Federal Reserve, said contacts from the 12 US districts reported "weaker" or "less certain" outlooks for business conditions, while labour market conditions were little changed, on balance, for the month.

Respondents in the Boston, Richmond, Atlanta and Chicago districts

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.