WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank issued the following national summary of the Beige Book on April 17, 2024: * * * Overall Economic Activity Overall economic activity expanded slightly, on balance, since late February. Ten out of twelve Districts experienced either slight or modest economic growth--up from eight in the previous report, while the other two reported no changes in activity. Consumer spending barely increased overall, but reports were quite mixed across Di more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following Beige Book on April 17, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity The Tenth District economy expanded slightly over the past month. Job gains were modest and concentrated in service sectors. Employers reported that both wage and non-wage labor costs rose, but more slowly than in past years. Although worker availability continued to improve, employers indicated the performance of new low-skill hires wa more PR