The U.S. economy showed signs of slowing in June and early July in three of 12 Federal Reserve bank districts, the central bank said Wednesday in its latest Beige Book report. That's up from one region in May.

The slowdown was concentrated, for the most part, in the New York, Philadelphia, and Cleveland districts.

Factory production was increasing slowly, but hiring was viewed as tepid, the Fed said.

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