Бежевая книга Федеральной резервной системы США

Report published by the United States Federal Reserve Board
the Federal Reserve Board reports
The Beige Book, more formally called the Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions, is a report published by the United States Federal Reserve Board eight times a year. The report is published in advance of meetings of the Federal Open Market Committee. Each report is a gathering of "anecdotal information on current economic conditions" by each Federal Reserve Bank in its district from "Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources." It is called the Beige Book because its cover is colored beige.

The Beige Book (at that time called the Redbook) was first collected under the direction of Arthur Burns in 1970, seeking to formalize the process of collecting qualitative understandings of the various districts under the Federal Reserve. The Redbook became public in 1983 at the request of U. S. House of Representatives delegate Walter E. Fauntroy. and began issuing it two weeks prior to FOMC meetings. The NPR economics podcast The Indicator gives out awards called "The Beigies" to recognize the most well written or compelling entry in each edition of the book.

While it was never the intention with the initial publication of the Beige Book that it would be predictive, various scholars have looked into its predictive or market influencing forces. This is further complicated by the fact that the language within individual districts varies in nature with how it identifies the current market, outside of the subjective evaluations identified. Other topics of research involve evaluating how effectively the Beige Book mirrors actual shifts in the financial climate of a given district. Current thoughts are that while the beige book may forecast to a small degree, its forecasts are largely influenced by various other factors like the irregular release schedule of the text and the more widely varying economic nature of each individual district.