A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Bank Funding Conference: Bank Funding in the Age of Instant Finance
Policymakers, academics, bankers and practitioners will debate and discuss how technological change, new forms of money and evolving policy tools are reshaping bank funding and financial stability.
November 13, 2026
5th CEMLA/Dallas Fed Financial Stability Workshop
The Center for Latin American Monetary Studies (CEMLA) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas invite submissions to their 5th Financial Stability Workshop, to be held Nov. 12 and 13 at the CEMLA headquarters in Mexico City.
November 12, 2026
Energy and the Economy: Tail Risks, Tailwinds and Resiliency
This conference will investigate contours of tail risks in the energy sector, highlight how such events affect broader economic conditions, and what opportunities may emerge as conditions change.
November 10, 2026
bigBANG! 2026 Social Innovation Conference
bigBANG! convenes business leaders, nonprofit professionals, social entrepreneurs and impact investors to learn from local and national social impact leaders and exchange resources, expertise and vision.
October 15, 2026
Conference on International Economics
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, the University of Houston and the Banco de México will host the Eleventh Annual Conference on International Economics Oct. 9-10, 2026, in Houston.
October 9, 2026
Can AI navigate qualms about data centers, long-term debt?
Srini Ramaswamy, a senior financial economist on the Dallas Fed’s financial sector and policy analysis team, discusses how the data center bond market operates and the prospects for borrowers and consumers.
October 7, 2026
Supply Constraints Do Explain House Price and Quantity Growth Across U.S. Cities
This paper shows that the findings in a working paper by Louie, Mondragon and Wieland (2025) do not hold up. The authors model the effect of supply constraints on new housing supply (proxied by permits), exploiting the variation in annual data and controlling for other factors using year and MSA fixed effects.
October 6, 2026
Tariffs increased in 2025; why did U.S. imports grow?
The U.S. average tariff rate increased from 2.9 percent in January 2025 to 14.8 percent in December, a rise of almost 12 percentage points. The surge—the largest such U.S. jump since the Smoot-Hawley tariffs at the onset of the Great Depression in 1930—led to a sharp increase in the tariff-inclusive prices that U.S. importers paid.
October 6, 2026
Texas Economic Indicators, August 2026
The Texas economy continued to expand in August. Employment rose, the unemployment rate ticked down and wages increased. The September Texas Business Outlook Surveys indicated growth in manufacturing production but flat service sector activity.
October 5, 2026
Dallas Economic Indicators, October 2026
The Dallas economy continued to expand. Employment increased in the three months ending in August but was mixed across sectors. The unemployment rate ticked down and wages rose. Apartment rental rates increased slightly.
October 5, 2026