A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Breaking Ground on Real Estate’s ‘New Normal’
This conference looks at the new challenges of shifting macroeconomic realities, including trade and immigration, the AI boom and residential affordability. Industry analysts, economists and market experts will share their insights regarding the latest trends affecting residential and commercial real estate.
April 15, 2026
Weekly Economic Index
The WEI is currently 2.82 percent, scaled to four-quarter GDP growth, for the week ended March 28 and 2.82 percent for March 21.
April 2, 2026
The banking system and the demand for reserves
When it comes to the balance sheet, as with all of the Fed’s work, the focus needs to be on how we can best serve the public and support a strong economy and financial system.
April 2, 2026
Options for reducing the size of the Fed’s balance sheet
Some observers have argued that the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet is too large and complicates the central bank’s operations. We catalog options for reducing the Fed’s major liabilities, which help determine the size of the balance sheet, as well as a framework for assessing the costs and benefits of those options.
April 2, 2026
Region’s commercial space exploration industry has lofty goals for growth, discovery
Texas' booming private space industry is making access to space broader and cheaper than ever before.
April 1, 2026
Texas service sector activity holds steady
Texas service sector activity was little changed in March, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.
March 31, 2026
Break-even employment declines as unauthorized immigration outflows continue
For policymakers, interpreting labor market conditions increasingly requires looking beyond headline payroll growth and incorporating timely measures of immigration and labor supply.
March 31, 2026
Multinationals and Structural Transformation
Using confidential microdata from Japan and exploiting a quasi-exogenous reform that expanded foreign investment opportunities in China, this paper assesses empirically how this reform affected employment at firms in both the host country (China) and the home country (Japan).
March 30, 2026
Growth in Texas manufacturing activity slows amid increased uncertainty
Texas factory activity continued to rise in March, but at a slower pace than the previous month, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
March 30, 2026
Bankers report uptick in loan volume and demand
Loan volume and demand notably accelerated in March. The upward momentum was driven by real estate loans, especially commercial real estate.
March 30, 2026