Slower hiring, rising prices, wary consumers: Fed’s beige book points to sluggish economy

Slower hiring, rising prices, wary consumers: Fed’s beige book points to sluggish economy



Slower hiring, rising prices, wary consumers: Fed’s beige book points to sluggish economy
Businesses were “hesitant to hire” because of weaker sales and uncertainty tied to U.S. trade wars, the Federal Reserve said, but higher tariffs only raised inflation by a “moderate or modest amount.”


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