Later in the day the Federal Reserve will release its Beige Book, an anecdotal collection of economic behavior througout the country.

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The Federal Reserve sees economic activity continuing to increase since its previous survey, according to its monthly anecdotal collection of economic indicators known as the Beige Book.

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