| Source | |
| Usual Effect | More hawkish than expected is good for currency; |
| Frequency | 8 times per year, 2 weeks before each FOMC meeting; |
| Next Release | |
| FF Notes | This analysis is used by the FOMC to help make their next decision on interest rates. However, it tends to produce a mild impact as the FOMC also receives 2 non-public books - the Green Book and the Blue Book - which are widely believed to be more influential to their rate decision; |
| Derived Via | Anecdotal evidence supplied by the 12 Federal Reserve banks regarding local economic conditions in their district; |
| Also Called | Current Economic Conditions; |
