Robert Smith

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Wailin Wong |Robert Smith

Latest Beige Book reports on impacts of Trump administration cuts Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5398571/nx-s1-5460371-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Regional banks in the Federal Reserve system study their local economies and publish those stories in a report called the Beige Book. The Kansas City Fed's has fallout from Trump administration cuts. Sponsor Message

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Wailin Wong |Robert Smith

Regional banks in the Federal Reserve system study their local economies and publish those stories in a report called the Beige Book. The latest included fallout from Trump administration cuts.

1 month ago | npr.org | Robert Smith |Wailin Wong |Angel Carreras |Kate Concannon

Trump's cuts come for food banks Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1249236680/1269250794" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Brandon Bell/Getty Images Brandon Bell/Getty Images The Beigie Awards are back to recognize the regional Federal Reserve Bank with the best Beige Book entry. On today's episode, we shine a spotlight on a Midwest food bank.

2 months ago | npr.org | Robert Smith |Wailin Wong |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon

How many times can you say uncertainty in one economic report? Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1238261953/1267804936" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Uncertainty. That's the word-of-the-moment with tariffs, market swings and lots of economic volatility. It's also showing up in the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book, featuring anecdotes across the U.S. economy.

Mar 6, 2025 | npr.org | Wailin Wong |Robert Smith

A Canadian economist has suggestions to repair U.S.-Canada relations Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5319182/nx-s1-5383049-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> It's safe to say the relationship between the U.S. and Canada is at a low point. We look at how the two countries are already linked and what the U.S. could learn from its neighbor to the north. Sponsor Message