Markets continue their slide this Hump Day, with a new Beige Book this afternoon demonstrating mild strength in most areas and modest declines in others. There was also a North American Home Builders Confidence Index for January out today, showing the biggest jump month-over-month since the Great Reopening first got underway in mid-2020, to the highest level, 44, since September. A cycle low of 34 came in November of last year. Finally, Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization both outperformed expect ...