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Beige Book |
What It Is:
The Beige Book is the informal name for the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC)
ongoing reports titled Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Decisions by
Federal Reserve District.
How It Works/Example:
The purpose of the Beige Book is to provide information to FOMC members about
the economic changes and conditions occurring in each of the 12 Federal Reserve
districts. This information comes from Federal Reserve Bank directors, district
branch directors, business partners, analysts, and economists. More
specifically, the Beige Book reports conditions in the consumer spending,
tourism and services, manufacturing, real estate and construction, agriculture,
natural resources industries, labor markets, wages and prices, and banking and
finance categories for each of the 12 districts.
The Federal Reserve publishes the Beige Book eight times per year. It is usually
made public at 2:15 pm EST, two Wednesdays before the FOMC meeting. Each Federal
Reserve bank takes a turn preparing the Beige Book.
Why It Matters:
It is important to remember that the primary goal of FOMC meetings is to
establish a target Federal Funds rate. This target is set after evaluation,
discussion, and forecasting of foreign and domestic financial conditions occurs.
Although the Beige Book is not the only economic report FOMC members receive
before a each meeting, (they also receive economic forecasts (the Green Book)
and an analysis of monetary policy alternatives (the Blue Book)) it is the only
one of the three that is available to the public. This is why publication of the
Beige Book it is often eagerly awaited and frequently considered an indicator of
actions the FOMC might take at the meeting.
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