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Tokenized deposits could affect bank liquidity, maturity transformation
Development of faster payment infrastructure has accelerated in recent years. Real-time payment options for individuals and businesses have grown substantially, including the Federal Reserve’s FedNow platform allowing instant payment processing for eligible banks and credit unions.
August 25, 2026
Texas Employment Forecast, Aug. 21
The Texas Employment Forecast indicates jobs will increase 1.7 percent in 2026, with an 80 percent confidence band of 1.3 to 2.1 percent.
August 21, 2026
Energy Indicators, June 2026
Global energy markets are still facing increased volatility and uncertainty in 2026 since the beginning of the conflict with Iran. Crude prices have been pushed up due to supply constraints related to the closure of the strait of Hormuz.
August 20, 2026
Remote Work Across Jobs, Companies and Space
The pandemic catalyzed an enduring shift to remote work. To measure this shift, this paper develops a large language model (LLM), fine tunes and assesses it using 30,000 human classifications, and applies it to nearly 600 million job vacancy postings across five English-speaking countries.
August 19, 2026
Permian independent oil CEO optimistic in era of global upheaval
Kaes Van’t Hof, chief executive officer of Diamondback Energy, the largest publicly traded independent energy producer in the Permian Basin, discusses oilfield efficiencies and the industry outlook.
August 19, 2026
Homeownership and the Distributional Effects of Local Shocks
This paper develops a dynamic quantitative spatial framework that combines key features of quantitative spatial and lifecycle housing models to study the distributional effects of spatially heterogeneous shocks.
August 18, 2026
Mitigating tariffs via USMCA may have limited 2025 price increases
Higher tariffs do not automatically show up one-for-one in consumer prices. Price effects depend on how firms respond. Foreign exporters may cut pre-tariff prices to preserve access to the U.S. market, while domestic importers or retailers may absorb part of the increase with lower margins.
August 18, 2026
Momentum builds in the Texas economy; wage pressures broaden
The Texas economy strengthened in the second quarter, with job growth accelerating and business activity expanding. A pickup in temporary hiring is a positive signal for Texas’ labor market.
August 17, 2026
The Geography of Wealth: Shocks, Mobility and Precautionary Savings
This paper studies the spatial distribution of wealth in a country and how it is shaped by regional earning characteristics and mobility frictions.
August 17, 2026
Bankers report sustained broad-based growth in loan volume and demand
Loan volume and demand continued to grow sizably in August. Volume rose across all loan types.
August 17, 2026