In this podcast, Brooke Dirtzu, economic analyst at the Cleveland Fed, joins St. Louis Fed economist and <a href= "https://www.stlouisfed.org/research/economists/gascon" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Assistant Vice President </a><a href= "https://www.stlouisfed.org/research/economists/gascon" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Charles Gascon</a> and <a href= "https://www.stlouisfed.org/little-rock" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Little Rock Regional Executive Matuschka Lindo Briggs</a> to discuss economic insights in the Beige Book released on March 4.

April 2026 Beige Book Interview

In the Timely Topics podcast series, economists and other Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis experts talk about their research and current topics in the news. 
(Views expressed are not necessarily those of the St. Louis Fed or Federal Reserve System.)