U.S. Economy ‘Downshifted Slightly’ in August–Fed’s Beige Book

Reuters, Sept. 8, 2021–Howard Schneider, Ann Saphir
The U.S. economy “downshifted slightly” in August as concerns grew over how the renewed surge of coronavirus cases would affect the economic recovery, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday in its latest Beige Book compendium of anecdotal reports about the economy.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-economy-downshifted-slightly-august-feds-beige-book-2021-09-08/