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Texas service sector growth holds steady in May; price and wage pressures ease

Growth in Texas service sector activity continued in May, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.

May 31, 2023
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

Texas factory activity remained relatively flat in May, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.

May 30, 2023
The connection between banking and sovereign debt crises

Dallas Fed economist Sewon Hur examines how sovereign debt crises can amplify banking problems.

May 30, 2023
Texas’ cheap housing edge slipping away as resilient demand outpaces supply

Housing affordability has declined in Texas, a top destination for domestic and international migrants drawn by its historically low cost of living.

April 21, 2023

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