Jump in manufacturing, tight labor markets show U.S. economic health: Fed | International News Live Blog

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A pickup in manufacturing, “widespread” reports of labor shortages and improving business investment set the stage for the Federal Reserve’s December rate hike amid signs of steady economic growth across the country, the Fed reported Wednesday in its latest Beige Book compendium of economic conditions. http://internationalnewslive.com/jump-in-manufacturing-tight-labor-markets-show-u-s-economic-health-fed/