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Small businesses optimistic despite facing uncertainty, tariffs, technology changes
While small businesses continue to face structural issues such as lack of financing and competition against larger firms, current conditions are not only exacerbating these issues but presenting new and unique challenges to business owners.
February 12, 2026
Domestic banks are inelastic providers of marginal funding to repo markets
As system liquidity declines and rates of return rise, new types of participants enter repo markets as lenders, although some may not be able to reliably deploy cash in the early morning when markets are most active. The short tenor and early-morning timing of most private market repo transactions make domestic banks especially inelastic lenders in response to unanticipated demands for lending.
February 12, 2026
El Paso Economic Indicators, February 2026
Employment in El Paso contracted in the three months ended in December. The unemployment rate was unchanged. Single-family house permits decreased, and trade volumes grew.
February 11, 2026
Southern New Mexico Economic Indicators, Q4 2025
Employment in Las Cruces grew solidly in 2025. The unemployment rate ticked up in December but remains low compared with pre-pandemic levels.
February 11, 2026
Permian Basin Economic Indicators, Q4 2025
Employment in the Texas Permian Basin grew in the three months ending in December, and the unemployment rates were unchanged. Both home sales and the median price of homes sold increased. Oil production remained flat despite the small decline in the number of new wells drilled and the number of active rigs.
February 11, 2026
Disparate Impacts of Teacher Certification Exams
This paper uses Texas administrative data to assess the long-standing claim that teacher certification exams discriminate against underrepresented minority (URM) candidates.
February 10, 2026
Shift from utility to corporate financing for renewables presents risk
The increase in corporate power purchase agreements relative to utility PPAs means more opportunities for renewable energy developers, but it also presents higher counterparty and merchant tail risks for lenders involved in renewable energy project financing.
February 10, 2026
Outlook for the economy and monetary policy
Monetary policy remains well-positioned to respond to risks to either of the FOMC's dual mandate objectives.
February 10, 2026
How AI debt financing impacts duration supply and interest rates
Financing needs related to AI data center investments are likely to be large and persistent. While the overall economics of such investments remains a topic of much debate, the duration supply implications for U.S. interest rate markets have received less attention.
February 10, 2026
Austin Economic Indicators
Austin employment ticked up in December, and high-tech jobs decreased, while the unemployment rate declined and wages rose.
February 9, 2026