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The Federal Reserve's Beige Book is a report on current economic conditions in each of the 12 Federal districts in the U.S. It gives a picture of economic trends and challenges in the U.S. It is released 8 times a year, 2 weeks before each Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The report is used by the FOMC in their decision on short-term interest rates.

An optimistic outlook should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD, while a pessimistic outlook should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD.

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Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Jan 18, 2023	14:00
Nov 30, 2022	14:00
Oct 19, 2022	13:00
Sep 07, 2022	13:00
Jul 13, 2022	13:00
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Bogdan Maftei Oct 14, 2015 1:18PM ET

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up for USD ?.

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Gert Funck Jun 04, 2014 2:08PM ET

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so, what was it?.

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Namiq Qiyasov Jun 04, 2014 2:08PM ET

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hi Gert, see the description. The Federal Reserve's Beige Book is a report on current economic conditions in each of the 12 Federal districts in the U.S. It gives a picture of economic trends and challenges in the U.S. It is released 8 times a year, 2 weeks before each Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The report is used by the FOMC in their decision on short-term interest rates.. . An optimistic outlook should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD, while a pessimistic outlook should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD..

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Somes Alast Jun 04, 2014 2:08PM ET

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he asks what as it cause it shuld be out but nothing shows ;)

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alot of reading .. . https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/beigebook/beigebook201606.htm

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