Economics

Fed Says Economic Optimism Showing Signs of Cooling in Places

  • Ten of 12 regional banks say omicron affecting activity
  • Most districts report ‘solid growth’ in consumer prices

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.

Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg
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The U.S. economy grew at a modest pace in the final weeks of last year, the Federal Reserve said, but business expectations cooled in some places as the omicron variant of the coronavirus spread.