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Fed's Beige Book Highlights Economic Growth Amid Inflation Concerns and Iran War Impact

The Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book report indicates that the US economy is growing at a slight to modest pace, but also highlights increasing price pressures and rising uncertainty among businesses. Concerns about inflation re-accelerating, partly due to the situation in Iran and surging fuel costs, were noted by Fed officials.

15 Apr, 13:07 — 15 Apr, 19:56
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Beige Book shows increasing price pressures

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