WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following Beige Book on June 4, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity slowed slightly amid persistent uncertainty. Consumers appeared increasingly cautious, evidenced by modest declines in retail and restaurant sales and slight declines in home sales. Manufacturing sales increased by a very small margin, on average. Commercial real estate activity was flat overall, but office leasing expanded modestly in  more