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Bankers report loan demand, volume keep rising
Loan volume continued increasing at a rapid pace in February while loan demand accelerated further. Credit tightening continued, but loan pricing declined.
February 18, 2025
Geopolitical oil price risk not a major driver of global macroeconomic fluctuations
Notwithstanding the attention geopolitical events in oil markets have attracted, we find that geopolitical oil price risk is unlikely to generate sizable recessionary effects.
February 18, 2025
Austin Economic Indicators, February 2025
Austin experienced employment growth in December, accompanied by a declining unemployment rate. Home prices and inventories rose, and single-family housing permits were up in December but down for 2024.
February 13, 2025
DFW Economic Indicators, Jan. 2025
The Dallas−Fort Worth economy slowed in November. Employment fell slightly, and unemployment held steady. Prices rose at a slower pace.
February 12, 2025
Is inflation still slowing? Early 2025 data pivotal to outlook
January inflation data were stronger in 2023 and 2024 than forecasters expected, even after more encouraging results had been reported for the ends of 2022 and 2023. Rather than reflecting seasonal adjustment difficulties, this pattern may be caused by a large share of firms changing prices at the start of a new year.
February 11, 2025
El Paso Economic Indicators, Feb. 2025
Employment in El Paso grew in December, and the unemployment rate fell slightly. Wages in the metro area rose, though at a slower rate than in the state. Existing-home sales increased further, while months of inventory held steady.
February 10, 2025
Texas Employment Forecast, Feb. 7
The Texas Employment Forecast indicates jobs will increase 1.6 percent in 2025, with an 80 percent confidence band of 0.8 to 2.4 percent.
February 7, 2025
Texas Economic Outlook 2025
On Feb. 7, 2025, Dallas Fed Vice President and Senior Economist Pia Orrenius released the Dallas Fed's forecast for Texas employment growth for the year and shared details on the factors likely to influence Texas economy in 2025.
February 7, 2025
Opening remarks for panel on ‘Future challenges for monetary policy in the Americas’
At the Bank for International Settlements’ Chapultepec Conference, Dallas Fed President Lorie K. Logan discussed future challenges for monetary policy in the Americas and the role of the neutral interest rate.
February 6, 2025
Houston Economic Indicators, Feb. 2025
Houston’s labor market ended 2024 with below-trend job growth year over year. However, the unemployment rate fell from 4.6 in November 2024 to 4.2 percent in December 2024. Houston’s energy industry continues to show strength.
February 5, 2025