(RTTNews) - In a look back at the final six weeks of 2019, the Federal Reserve's Beige Book said Wednesday that U.S. economic activity generally continued to expand modestly. With regard to inflation, the Beige Book said prices continued to rise at a modest pace during the reporting period, as did input costs. The Beige Book is typically released about two weeks before the Fed's next interest rate decision, with the first monetary policy meeting of the new year set for January 28-29.