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Texas tends to report higher employment, output growth when oil prices increase. However, such impacts from the price shock following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz may be muted primarily because of uncertainty surrounding duration of elevated prices. dallasfed.org/research/swe/2…
Employment was largely flat, wage growth remained modest. Price pressures increased over reporting period largely driven by increased fuel and shipping costs. Outlooks tepid amid heightened uncertainty stemming from the conflict in the Middle East. dallasfed.org/research/beige…
Cyclical... Median... Trimmed Mean... and the most vividly named alternate inflation statistic: Sticky! @JeffHorwich explores different ways the Fed measures inflation in his new Fed Fluent video--with special shoutouts to @SFFed, @ClevelandFed, @DallasFed, and @AtlantaFed.
Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan delivered these remarks prior to a moderated conversation at The University of Texas at El Paso: dallasfed.org/news/speeches/…
TODAY: Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan will give her outlook for the economy and monetary policy, followed by a conversation with @UTEP President Heather Wilson on the U.S.-Mexico economic relationship. Livestream will begin at 3 p.m. CT/ 2 p.m. MT: dallasfed.org/events/2026/26…
New research finds that increased costs due to trade disruptions generated by the unexpected closure of the Strait of Hormuz completely undo disinflationary effects of lower tariffs that resulted from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this year. dallasfed.org/research/econo…
The Texas labor market showed signs of increasing momentum in early 2026, with employment growing 1.7 percent during the first quarter after a sluggish 2025. dallasfed.org/research/swe/2…
Growth in Texas service sector activity continues: Texas service sector activity expanded at about the same pace in May as the prior month. The revenue index was little changed at 5.0. dallasfed.org/research/surve…
For this month’s survey, Texas business executives were asked supplemental questions on artificial intelligence (AI) adoption: dallasfed.org/research/surve…
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Texas manufacturing output growth decelerated in May as the production index fell 10 points to 9.4, a reading suggestive of an average pace of output expansion. Other measures also remained positive but showed signs of slower growth this month. dallasfed.org/research/surve…
What happens if a screwworm outbreak reaches Texas cattle ranches? The latest on Southwest Economy explores the production of beef amid record high prices and describes the economic consequences of a potential screwworm outbreak: dallasfed.org/research/swe/2…
Dallas Fed Banking Conditions Survey: Loan volume and demand growth continued to accelerate in May and volume rose across loan types. dallasfed.org/research/surve…
The combination of high price-to-rent ratios and strained affordability suggests housing remains a macroeconomic vulnerability, though financial conditions appear more resilient than before the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. dallasfed.org/research/econo…
Tune in this evening for Global Perspectives: Hunter Hunt, CEO of Hunt Energy, will share his thoughts on the energy sector with Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan. Livestream will begin at 6 p.m. CT here: dallasfed.org/research/persp…
A sequence of major economic and geopolitical events has reshaped the structure of global trade in the past decade. The latest on Dallas Fed Economics explores these shifting global trade patterns. dallasfed.org/research/econo…
Eleventh District banks, benefitting from steady profits, strong credit conditions and improving bank capital levels, are well positioned to compete in a changing regulatory environment. Read more: dallasfed.org/research/swe/2…