Podcast: Recovering from COVID-19: Texas Economy Bounds Out of Sick Bed

June 02, 2021

Senior business economist Emily Kerr describes how the Texas economy’s recovery is unlike any she has seen while monitoring state activity.

Podcast: Energy and Manufacturing Jumpstart Texas Export Engine

June 02, 2021

Dallas Fed economists assess the nation’s largest exporting state after a pandemic-year slump hit Texas especially hard.

Average Inflation over the Pandemic Avoids 'Base-Effect' Distortions

May 13, 2021

Enormous swings in consumer prices since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic early last year have whipsawed our standard 12-month measures of inflation and made it difficult to disentangle recent trends from the impact of prior declines.

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Texas Manufacturing Expansion Carries On

June 01, 2021

Texas factory activity expanded but at a slower pace in May, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.

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Global Perspectives with Ursula Burns

On June 2, Robert S. Kaplan, president and CEO of the Dallas Fed, discussed national and global economic issues with Ursula Burns, senior adviser, Teneo Ltd., retired chairman and CEO of VEON Ltd., and retired chairman and CEO of Xerox Corp.

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The Soul of Our Economy: Uncovering Stories of Economic Challenge
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15th Annual Economic Scholars Program Conference for Undergraduate Research
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Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2021

This issue looks at COVID-19 and its long-lasting impact on Texas and effect on economic growth in Mexico. It also includes a Spotlight on Texas minority unemployment, a Q&A with Alan Viard on a value-added tax and an infographic on the collapsing fuel demand's effect on Texas exports during the pandemic.

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Dallas Fed Energy Survey

Activity in the oil and gas sector expanded strongly in first quarter 2021, according to oil and gas executives.

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