BlockBeats News, July 17, the Federal Reserve released the Beige Book: Economic activity has increased slightly from the end of May to early July. The economic outlook is generally neutral to slightly pessimistic, with only two regions expecting economic activity to grow, while other regions anticipate that economic activity will remain stable or decline slightly. Prices have generally risen across regions, with seven regions describing price growth as moderate and five regions describing it as modest; the overall situation is consistent with the last report. (Jin Ten)