News & Insights

There wasn’t much to report in the way of economic releases this week, but the Fed’s Beige Book and a report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave markets something to think about in between soundbites.   

Members of the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) have attributed a significant portion of their speaking engagements to emphasizing the importance of using hard data versus soft data in their perceptions on the current state of the economy.