Fed Beige Book: Wages generally grew at a modest pace
The Federal Reserve (Fed) Beige Book highlighted on Wednesday that wages are growing slowly, which has led to further declines in consumer spending, except among higher-end shoppers.

The Federal Reserve (Fed) Beige Book highlighted on Wednesday that wages are growing slowly, which has led to further declines in consumer spending, except among higher-end shoppers. The Beige Book, which is released eight times a year, gathers information on current economic conditions from bank and branch directors, interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources.

Key quotes

Wages generally grew at a modest pace.

However, some sectors such as manufacturing and construction noted an increase in the risk of slower activity in coming months.

Economic activity was little changed since the previous report, according to most of the twelve Federal Reserve districts.

Two districts noted a modest decline and one reported modest growth.

Some contacts noted an increased risk of slower activity in coming months, while some optimism was noted among manufacturers.

Prices rose moderately during the reporting period.”

US Dollar Price Today

The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the strongest against the Japanese Yen.

USD EUR GBP JPY CAD AUD NZD CHF
USD -0.26% -0.56% 0.22% -0.45% -0.81% -1.36% -0.41%
EUR 0.26% -0.30% 0.51% -0.19% -0.55% -1.10% -0.15%
GBP 0.56% 0.30% 0.79% 0.11% -0.24% -0.79% 0.16%
JPY -0.22% -0.51% -0.79% -0.67% -1.02% -1.54% -0.63%
CAD 0.45% 0.19% -0.11% 0.67% -0.37% -0.92% 0.04%
AUD 0.81% 0.55% 0.24% 1.02% 0.37% -0.55% 0.40%
NZD 1.36% 1.10% 0.79% 1.54% 0.92% 0.55% 0.95%
CHF 0.41% 0.15% -0.16% 0.63% -0.04% -0.40% -0.95%

The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote).

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