A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Eleventh District Beige Book
The Eleventh District economy expanded at slower pace than in the previous reporting period. Manufacturing output rose, while growth in services stalled out and retail sales fell.
November 29, 2023
New disruption from artificial intelligence exposes high-skilled workers
With workers still grappling with the consequences of automation, the lightning-speed pace of artificial intelligence (AI) development poses fresh concerns of a new wave of worker displacement.
November 29, 2023
Texas service sector activity declines in November
Texas service sector activity contracted in November for the first time since December 2022, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.
November 28, 2023
Reciprocal deposit networks provide means to exceed FDIC’s $250,000 account cap
Because of their prominence, reciprocal deposits are important in the broader discussion of deposit insurance. Though they have the potential to increase banks’ moral hazard, they also bring increased trust and safety to the banking system.
November 28, 2023
Texas Economic Indicators
The Texas economy expanded further in September. Employment grew strongly, and unemployment remained flat.
November 27, 2023
Mexico’s economic momentum continues; outlook improves
Mexico’s real GDP grew at a revised annualized 3.4 percent in the second quarter, about the same as the previous quarter’s gains of 3.3 percent. This is the seventh consecutive quarter the Mexican economy has expanded, and growth is generally surprising to the upside.
November 27, 2023
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Texas factory activity contracted in November after two months of expansion, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
November 27, 2023
Texas Employment Forecast
The Texas Employment Forecast indicates jobs will increase 3.2 percent in 2023, with an 80 percent confidence band of 3.0 to 3.4 percent.
November 17, 2023
State output remains distinctly Texan, while jobs mix increasingly resembles the U.S.
Lore and data have historically suggested that Texas is unlike any other place. Over the past 40 years, change has swept the state. Texas’ employment composition has increasingly come to resemble the entirety of the U.S., more so than even California or New York. But Texas economic output is another story.
November 17, 2023
Southern New Mexico Economic Indicators
The Las Cruces economy was weak in the third quarter. Employment fell broadly, and the unemployment rate increased. Home listings surged, but home prices were little changed.
November 15, 2023