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April 2026 Beige Book Interview

In this podcast, Joelle Scally, economic policy advisor at the New York Fed, joins St. Louis Fed economist and Assistant Vice President Charles Gascon and Little Rock Regional Executive Matuschka Lindo Briggs to discuss economic insights in the Beige Book released on April 15.

March 2026 Beige Book Interview

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

January 2026 Beige Book Interview

In this podcast, Joseph Mengedoth, regional economist at the Richmond Fed, joins St. Louis Fed economist and Assistant Vice President [https://www.stlouisfed.org/research/economists/gascon]Charles Gascon [https://www.stlouisfed.org/research/economists/gascon] and Little Rock Regional Executive Matuschka Lindo Briggs [https://www.stlouisfed.org/little-rock] to discuss economic insights in the Beige Book released on Jan. 14.

November 2025 Beige Book Interview – Little Rock

The St. Louis Fed's Matuschka Lindo Briggs [https://www.stlouisfed.org/about-us/leadership-governance/bank-officers/executive-bios/matuschka-briggs], senior vice president and regional executive of the Little Rock Branch, and Charles Gascon [https://research.stlouisfed.org/econ/gascon/frp/], economist and research officer, discuss economic insights from the latest Beige Book release highlighting the Arkansas region and the Eighth District.

October 2025 Beige Book Interview – Little Rock

The St. Louis Fed's Matuschka Lindo Briggs [https://www.stlouisfed.org/about-us/leadership-governance/bank-officers/executive-bios/matuschka-briggs], senior vice president and regional executive of the Little Rock Branch, and Charles Gascon [https://research.stlouisfed.org/econ/gascon/frp/], economist and research officer, discuss economic insights from the latest Beige Book release highlighting the Arkansas region and the Eighth District.