A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
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
Texas manufacturing activity dips
Texas factory activity contracted slightly in December after rising notably in November, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
December 29, 2025
Texas Business Outlook Surveys - Special Questions
The Dallas Fed asked a series of special questions in the Texas Business Outlook Surveys on wages, prices, outlook concerns and artificial intelligence.
December 29, 2025
Houston Economic Indicators, September 2025
Houston’s labor market grew modestly during the three months ending in September. The Houston Purchasing Managers Index and the Houston Leading Index were flat in November, and indexes of manufacturing input prices showed a deceleration in growth.
December 24, 2025
China debt overhang leads to rising share of ‘zombie’ firms
China’s private sector debt ballooned from 2008 through 2016, among the largest and most sustained such increases historically. Notably, this Chinese credit growth was financed entirely from domestic savings, unlike many other examples of rapid credit expansion elsewhere.
December 23, 2025
Agricultural Survey, Fourth Quarter 2025
Bankers responding to the fourth-quarter survey reported stable conditions in the agricultural industry in most regions of the Eleventh District.
December 22, 2025
Smooth Operator? Managing Electric Vehicle Integration in Constrained Distribution Networks
This paper examines the underappreciated challenges that electric vehicle (EV) adoption poses for the distribution grid.
December 22, 2025
Mexico’s economy contracts in third quarter, outlook weakens further
Mexico’s GDP contracted in the third quarter , reflecting a 5.9 percent (annualized) decline in manufacturing output and a pullback in investment amid uncertainty about U.S. trade policy.
December 19, 2025
Houston, the space economy has liftoff
Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan’s return to Houston on her 360 Listening Tour orbited around the commercialization of space.
December 19, 2025