A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Austin Economic Indicators, October 5, 2023
In August, Austin’s employment declined and unemployment rose. In addition, layoff notices covered by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) increased, concentrated in the professional and business services sector.
October 5, 2023
Refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve offers chance to recalibrate its size
A series of emergency drawdowns, exchanges and planned sales since 2020 have reduced crude oil inventories held by the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to a 40-year low. Calls to fully refill the SPR in recent months raise important questions.
October 3, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth Economic Indicators, September 2023
The Dallas–Fort Worth economy expanded in August. Employment growth continued at a brisk pace, and unemployment remained low.
October 2, 2023
Banking Conditions Survey, September 2023
Loan demand has been declining for a year, and the pace accelerated this period.
October 2, 2023
Agricultural Survey, Third Quarter 2023
Bankers responding to the third-quarter survey reported overall weaker conditions across most regions of the Eleventh District.
October 2, 2023
Houston Economic Indicators, September 29, 2023
Houston job growth picked up in August, buoyed by a recovering construction sector, while the number of layoff notices remained below 2019 average levels.
September 29, 2023
Bankers, regulators absorb lessons of Silicon Valley Bank failure as new tests emerge
Ben Munyan, director of supervisory policy in the Banking Supervision Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, discusses the challenges the banking industry faces in an era of rapidly rising interest rates and how Texas institutions have fared.
September 29, 2023
Texas economic activity strengthens despite slowing job growth, greater price resistance
Texas employment growth slowed even as overall activity strengthened in August and September. Resistance to price increases rose.
September 28, 2023
Texas Economic Indicators, September 2023
Texas economic expansion slowed in August. Employment growth moderated, and unemployment remained flat.
September 27, 2023
Oil and gas activity sees modest growth; outlook improves, but cost increases continue
Activity in the oil and gas sector rose in third quarter 2023, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.
September 27, 2023