A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Weak Instrument Bias in Impulse Response Estimators
This paper approximates the finite-sample distribution of impulse response function (IRF) estimators that are just-identified with a weak instrument using the conventional local-to-zero asymptotic framework.
January 12, 2026
International House Price Database, Third Quarter 2025 Data
The international house price database comprises quarterly house price and personal disposable income (PDI) series for a number of countries.
January 9, 2026
Texas Employment Forecast, January 9
The Texas Employment Forecast implies that employment growth was around zero in 2025, with an 80 percent confidence band of -0.3 to 0.3 percent.
January 9, 2026
Weekly Economic Index
The WEI is currently 2.13 percent, scaled to four-quarter GDP growth, for the week ended Jan. 3 and 2.49 percent for Dec. 27.
January 8, 2026
Higher interest rates transform housing market, Texas real estate workforce
A pandemic-era period of relatively low interest rates and rising house prices drew a record number of new real estate agents to the field. Home prices have since remained high, but elevated interest rates and slowing sales have made the industry less attractive.
January 7, 2026
Young workers’ employment drops in occupations with high AI exposure
In recent years, unemployment has gradually ticked up, and job searchers report increased difficulty finding new work. Is this related to AI?
January 6, 2026
Global Institute presentation: Steve Kamin on the dollar’s status
During a presentation and discussion hosted by the Global Institute last month, Steve Kamin discussed how tariffs, volatility and evolving payment technologies are challenging—but not yet dislodging—the dollar’s position as a reserve currency at the center of the global financial system.
December 31, 2025
Bankers report rebound in loan volume and demand
Loan volume and demand increased in December after decreasing in the previous month. Loan volume was driven up by commercial real estate loans.
December 30, 2025
Texas service sector activity holds steady
Texas service sector activity was unchanged in December, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.
December 30, 2025
China manufacturing overcapacity boosts output, stagnation fears
Nearly 30 percent of China's industrial firms operate at a loss, up from 20 percent before the pandemic. The question arises: How can this be sustained?
December 30, 2025