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Fed’s Beige Book: Economy Advances, Labor Market Tightens
Wall Street Journal, Mar. 1, 2017–Jeffrey Sparshott (subscription)
The U.S. economy continued its slow, steady advance and businesses remained broadly optimistic early in 2017, despite some difficulty finding workers and political uncertainty coming from Washington, the Federal Reserve said.