A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Houston Economic Indicators, April 2025
Houston's labor market expanded at a moderate pace over the three months ending in February 2025, and the unemployment rate remained flat from January to February.
April 17, 2025
Shoring up water supply, curbing demand key to Texas’ future growth
Funding for water infrastructure improvements has emerged as a priority for the Legislature during its 2025 legislative session. Absent changes to policy, Texans could face significant water shortages during droughts and constraints on future growth and economic development.
April 16, 2025
DFW Economic Indicators, February 2025
The Dallas−Fort Worth economy expanded in February. Employment grew at a solid pace, and unemployment remained steady.
April 15, 2025
Monetary policy implementation and the consolidated government balance sheet
This essay examines the trade-offs between different monetary policy implementation methods through the lens of the consolidated government balance sheet and income statement
April 15, 2025
Austin Economic Indicators, April 2025
Austin employment slowed in February, and the unemployment rate ticked up. Austin’s high-tech sector has grown faster than the nation’s high-tech employment.
April 10, 2025
Welcome remarks for the Outlook for North American Trade and Immigration conference
This conversation comes at a pivotal time as governments adjust trade, immigration and other policies.
April 10, 2025
Tempting FAIT: Flexible Average Inflation Targeting and the Post-COVID U.S. Inflation Surge
In August 2020, the Federal Reserve adopted Flexible Average Inflation Targeting (FAIT), permitting inflation to temporarily exceed the 2% target. Using synthetic control methods, this paper estimates that FAIT raised headline CPI inflation by 1 percentage point and core CPI by 0.5 percentage points, relative to a no-FAIT-adoption counterfactual, with short-lived effects concentrated during the 2021 inflation surge.
April 9, 2025
El Paso Economic Indicators, April 2025
Employment in El Paso grew in February, and the unemployment rate was unchanged. Meanwhile, year-over-year wage growth in the metro area was faster than the state.
April 7, 2025
Bankers report sharp slowdown in loan growth, loan demand
Loan volume and demand growth decelerated sharply in March. Credit tightening continued, but loan pricing declined.
April 7, 2025
San Antonio Economic Indicators, April 2025
San Antonio payrolls and wages grew in February. Retail sales tax revenue fell sharply after rising in January, and unemployment ticked up.
April 4, 2025