Beige

He explained that the name Beige came from Greta Garbo, who he knew in the city and would regularly wear the color.

Last Call: Farewell To Beige at B Bar Marshall Heyman 2011

The Fed regularly polls businesses in each of its 12 regions and reports its observations in what it calls the Beige Book report.

CNN.com 2011

(Beige is a color too, of course, just a bad one.) (

mrissa: "What makes a man turn neutral?" mrissa 2010

According to the Fed's so-called Beige Book - a compilation of data from across the U.S., there were widespread signs that economic growth slowed through the summer months.

Fed Survey: Economy Lost Strength In Late Summer 2010

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas compiles reports about regional economic activity for the national study known as the Beige Book; for Texas, "it's been getting worse and worse each time it comes out," said Mine K. Yucel, a senior economist at the bank.

Job Losses Loom as the Recession Arrives in Texas Leslie Eaton 2009

Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve's report on business conditions around the U.S., known as the Beige Book, said "labor market conditions remain weak," a significant hurdle for a strong recovery from the recession that began in December 2007.

Job Openings Fell to Record Low in July 2009

The Federal Reserve, in their so-called Beige Book, they're saying, Alex, things are beginning, slowly, but surely, to turn around, and we may see some light at the end of this very long recession.

CNN Transcript Jul 29, 2009 2009

This comes as the government puts out the so-called Beige Book that says while the economy remains weak, it's becoming less severe.

CNN Transcript Jul 29, 2009 2009

The Fed's survey of 12 districts, known as the Beige Book, cited examples in the Boston, Chicago and San Francisco regions.

Big Firms Deepen Job, Wage Cuts 2009

You know, every once in a while the Fed decides to take off its duffy suits and kick back and write something called the Beige Book, which comes out several times a year.

CNN Transcript Apr 17, 2008 2008