WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book on July 15, 2026: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Eighth District has slightly increased since our previous report. Employment was unchanged and wage growth remained moderate. Prices rose at a robust pace, and increases were widespread. Reports on consumer spending and banking indicated conditions were largely unchanged. Manufacturing activity was mixed. The outlook is unch  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on the Main Street Capital Access Act (H.R. 6955), which was introduced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, and 33 cosponsors: * * * The Administration supports House passage of H.R. 6955. The bill would make a number of adjustments to bank and credit union chartering, capital, and supervisory requirements intended to ease compliance burdens on smaller and mid-sized depo  more