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Fed survey: Small business optimism wanes as performance metrics hold steady
March 03, 2026
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 3 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release:

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Fed survey: Small business optimism wanes as performance metrics hold steady

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Small businesses pared back their outlooks for growth in a newly released survey by the 12 Federal Reserve Banks.

Their expectations for revenue and employment growth declined to their lowest levels since 2020 but remain well above that low point, . . .

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