Olive, beige, or tan skin (as well as the adjective "swarthy") describes a skin color range of some individuals, who are Caucasian (especially of Mediterranean stock), or Asian. Named as such for its olive hue, or sun tanned appearance, it usually refers to a natural skin tone. It is sometimes used as a colour terminology for race. Lighter olive skin, or those who get less sun exposure, has a dull pale yellow appearance with a greenish hue to their skin
twice per quarter, Federal Reserve - A survey of economic conditions conducted by the Federal Reserve's 12 regional banks in preparation for Federal Open Market Committee meetings (see below)
A commonly used name for the Fed report entitled: "Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District" It is published just before the FOMC meeting on interest rates and is used to inform the members on changes in the economy since the last meeting This report is published eight times per year Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources The Beige Book summarizes this information by district and sector
A survey of economic conditions conducted in the Federal Reserve's 12 regional banks in preparation for Federal Open Market Committee meetings Frequency: twice per quarter Source: Federal Reserve
() From French dialectal beige, from Old French bege 'color of undyed wool or coton', from an Alpine language (cf. Franco-Provençal bézho, Romansch besch) 'dull grey', from Vulgar Latin *bysseus 'cottony grey' (cf. French bis, Catalan bis, Italian bìgio), from Late Latin byssus 'cotton', from Ancient Greek (býssos) 'cotton homespun', from Semitic (cf. Hebrew/Aramaic būṣ)