The US Federal Reserve Board of Governors has released its latest economic report, deciding that economic growth has "slightly slowed" due to the effects of the spread of the mutant virus Delta strain.
On the 8th, the Fed released the latest economic report called the "Beige Book" compiled by 12 regional Feds across the United States.
Regarding the current state of the economy, he said, "From early July to August, economic growth slowed slightly to a moderate pace."
It is said that this is because in fields such as eating out and tourism, which have been recovering so far, there is a movement to refrain from consumption due to the influence of the Delta strain, which is spreading infection.
On the other hand, regarding the employment situation, he said that the improvement situation was uneven, but "increased in all districts", and that the economic outlook was "optimistic in the short-term outlook in most districts". It shows the recognition that the economic recovery has not collapsed significantly.
Fed Chair Powell has indicated that if the economy continues to recover due to the spread of vaccines, the scale of quantitative easing, which is a policy change, will begin to be reduced by the end of the year, and the degree of impact of Delta shares will be the focus of the future. It looks like it will be.