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On the one hand, you'll likely never find anything so aptly named in finance. It is indeed a beige book. But its real title is the Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District. About two weeks before the Federal Open Market Committee meets to decide on interest rates, Fed governors get a compilation of how individual Federal Reserve banks view their economic health. (Actually, a different Fed bank is responsible each time to put it together, so they pass the workload around like roommates deciding who'll do the dishes.)
Obviously, it's important stuff. Since it's rather timely, many stock traders and economists use it to gauge whether the Fed has the same view of economic conditions as the market seems to.
But it's not scientific -- even the Fed admits that it's "anecdotal." And the Beige Book is the result of dozens of interviews with economists, bank branch managers, market experts and business leaders. As a result, a survey of pessimists in a district can paint a decidedly glass-half-empty picture. What's more, the Beige Book surveys all 12 Fed districts, and economic conditions in Cleveland can be much different than, say, Richmond, Va.
As a result, the Beige Book is rarely a market-mover, unless it contradicts a bunch of other data. So, check out the summary, but you can find better reports to read before nodding off.
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Friday, July 18, 2008
SKECHERS USA, Inc. Announces Earnings Date for Fiscal 2008 Second Quarter Financial Results
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MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif., Jul 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) ----SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE:SKX), a global leader in lifestyle footwear, today announced that the Company's conference call to review fiscal year 2008 second quarter financial results will be broadcast live over the internet on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 4:30 pm Eastern Time.
This call is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at SKECHERS website at www.skx.com. The call will be archived for two weeks.
The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at www.companyboardroom.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).
About SKECHERS USA, Inc.
Celebrating its 16th year in business, SKECHERS USA, Inc., designs, develops and markets a diverse range of footwear for men, women and children under the SKECHERS name, as well as under several uniquely branded names. SKECHERS footwear is available in the United States via department and specialty stores, company-owned SKECHERS retail stores and its e-commerce website, as well as in over 100 countries and territories through the company's global network of distributors and subsidiaries in Canada, Brazil, Asia, and across Europe, as well as through a joint venture in China and in Hong Kong. The company is based in Manhattan Beach, California. Please visit www.skechers.com or call the company's information line at 877-INFO-SKX.
SOURCE: SKECHERS USA, Inc.
SKECHERS USA, Inc. Fred Schneider, Chief Financial Officer, 310-318-3100 or Investor Relations: ICR, Inc. Andrew Greenebaum, 310-954-1100
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