Question and answer: Beige book showed modest growth but not very fast
- Beige book showed modest growth but not very fast.
- Right now is unusual. Risks to employment is to the downside and inflation is to the upside.
- Over the summer labor market has softened.
- Focus on inflation needs to moderate to a more balanced approach
- We will look at labor market, growth data, inflation data and ask if policy is in the right place.
- If policy is not in the right place, we will move it there