A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Banking Conditions Survey
Loan volumes declined for the third period in a row, and loan demand continued to fall sharply.
January 3, 2023
Decentralized finance proposed as alternative to traditional financial services
DeFi applications allow users to directly interact with each other to borrow, lend, insure and exchange digital assets without centralized intermediaries, such as banks and custodial exchanges.
January 3, 2023
Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2022
This issue examines the Texas labor market since the pandemic, how the state economy is riding a wave of changing technology, the increase in Texas power bills and the metro unemployment rate. Also included is Q&A on consumer wariness and rising costs and a Go Figure that asks "If Texas were a country... ."
December 30, 2022
Oil and Gas Expansion Still Solid; Cost Increases Moderate, Supply-Chain Delays Persist
Activity in the oil and gas sector continued growing in fourth quarter 2022, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.
December 29, 2022
Texas Service Sector Activity Flat, Outlooks Worsen
Texas service sector activity remained mostly flat in December, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.
December 28, 2022
Mexican economy sends mixed signals toward year-end
Mexico’s proxy for monthly GDP dipped 0.1 percent in November after rising for four straight months. The possibility of a U.S. recession, inflationary pressures, weak investment and monetary tightening are headwinds for the Mexican economy going into next year.
December 27, 2022
Existing low-rate mortgages blunt impact of recent rate surge
The prevalence of low-rate mortgages suggests that future policy rate cuts may not as effectively stimulate household spending through refinancing as during past recessions.
December 27, 2022
PCE Inflation Update
The headline, or all-items, PCE price index rose an annualized 1.3 percent in November after increasing an annualized 4.6 percent in October.
December 23, 2022
Expanded central clearing would increase Treasury market resilience
The smooth functioning of markets for Treasury securities is critically important to the U.S. economy. The federal government relies on the sale of Treasuries to finance essential services, and the Federal Reserve uses Treasury markets to implement monetary policy.
December 23, 2022
Texas Economic Indicators, Dec. 2022
Texas’ economy continued to expand in November. Payroll gains were mostly broad based, and unemployment was unchanged.
December 22, 2022