Good afternoon, everyone, and once again welcome to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Thanks to Paul for that introduction. As many of you know, Paul leads the Philly Fed’s Beige Book effort, speaking with contacts and analyzing a host of regional economic data. He is also a multiple Beigies winner and, he may not like that I share this, is also the Federal Reserve System’s foremost expert in the regional impact of Taylor Swift. In every case, Paul, thank you for all you do. And I also give my thanks to the Philadelphia Council for Business Economics (PCBE) and, more broadly, the National Association for ... (full story)