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To: Wally Mastroly who wrote (9647)11/3/1999 2:18:00 PM
From: Wally Mastroly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 15132
 
Beige Book - Headlines + EDIT:

14:02 BEIGE BOOK: MOST RETAILERS SEE STRONG CHRISTMAS SALES

14:01 BEIGE BOOK: CONSTRUCTION, REAL ESTATE 'STILL ROBUST'

14:00 BEIGE BOOK SEES WEAKENING CONSUMER SPENDING IN SOME REGIONS

14:00 BEIGE BOOK: LABOR MARKET TIGHT, PRICES REMAIN STABLE

14:00 BEIGE BOOK SEES 'STRONG ECONOMY, SOME SLOWING'

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A 'summary':

biz.yahoo.com

Excerpt:

There was a tight supply of employees to hire in nearly every region, with the New York Fed saying that ''effectively, there are no more temps.'' A few regions said there was less demand for some workers including computer specialists as Year 2000 preparations were completed.
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Beige Book Full Text Link (note - the link should show for Nov. 3 later today):

bog.frb.fed.us