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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
Oct 18, 2017	14:00
Sep 06, 2017	14:00
Jul 12, 2017	14:00
May 31, 2017	14:00
Apr 19, 2017	14:00
Mar 01, 2017	15:00

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U.S. stocks futures point to flat open with North Korea, Irma in focus By Investing.com - Sep 06, 2017

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat open on Wednesday morning, as sentiment was kept in check amid heightened tension on the Korean peninsula. Market focus was also being drawn to ...

Top 5 things to know in the market on Wednesday By Investing.com - Sep 06, 2017 1

Investing.com - Here are the top five things you need to know in financial markets on Tuesday, September 6: 1. Dollar drops, gold supported amid North Korea tension The dollar remained lower against...

Gold holds near 1-year high on North Korea tension, dovish Fed outlook By Investing.com - Sep 06, 2017

Investing.com - Gold prices held just below their highest level in around a year on Wednesday, drawing support from lingering tensions on the Korean peninsula as well as dovish comments from a Federal...

Analysis

Politics Pressure EUR By Dean Popplewell - 11 hours ago

Monday October 16: Five things the markets are talking about The EUR has slipped in early Monday trading after posting its biggest weekly gain in four-weeks as political uncertainty in the form of an ...

Tough Times Ahead For USD By Kathy Lien - Oct 13, 2017 4

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. After rising for 4 weeks straight, U.S. dollar bulls have lost control. The greenback sold off against all of the major ...

Gold Climbs To 12-Month High As Jobless Claims Soar By Kenny Fisher - Sep 08, 2017

Gold is showing strong gains in the Thursday session, reversing the losses on Wednesday. In the North American session, gold is trading at $1346.30, up 0.96% on the day. On the release front, ...

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Bogdan Maftei Oct 14, 2015 5:18PM GMT

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up for USD ?.

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Gert Funck Jun 04, 2014 6:08PM GMT

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so, what was it?.

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Namiq Qiyasov Jan 14, 2015 6:04PM GMT

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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 01, 2016 6:47PM GMT

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

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Somes Alast Jun 01, 2016 6:48PM GMT

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

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