A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Texas to get new type of refinery: a lithium refinery
Tesla is developing the facility near Corpus Christi to produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide, a lithium chemical used in the high-performance lithium-ion batteries that companies such as Tesla prefer.
March 10, 2023
Mexico recovering from pandemic slowdown; structural issues persist
Daniel Chiquiar, professor of economics at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico) and former chief economist of Mexico’s central bank, Banco de México, discusses the country’s recent economic performance and the challenges it faces in 2023.
March 10, 2023
High-tech hotspot Austin works to solve labor, housing issues
In the fourth stop on her 360° in 365 Listening Tour, Dallas Fed President Lorie K. Logan met with Austin business and community leaders in January to learn about the area’s strengths, challenges and outlook.
March 9, 2023
Eleventh District Beige Book
The Eleventh District economy continued to expand modestly. Manufacturing output and demand declined, but growth picked up slightly in the service sector. Retail sales fell again, and energy activity eased slightly.
March 8, 2023
Capital flowed from emerging markets as pandemic, economic cycle took hold
Fluctuations in the global financial cycle, reflecting impacts from the COVID crisis, account for roughly one-third of the movement in emerging-market inflows during 2020–23.
March 7, 2023
Preventing and responding to dysfunction in core markets
Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan delivered these remarks at the Workshop on Market Dysfunction at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
March 3, 2023
Permian Basin Economic Indicators
Permian Basin-area employment grew in 2022. Oil production reached a new high, and the rig count increased. However, home sales slowed and median home prices declined slightly during the fourth quarter.
March 1, 2023
Texas service sector activity continues to grow, price pressures remain elevated
Growth in Texas service sector activity continued in February, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.
February 28, 2023
Threat of global housing slide looms amid rising rates
While house-price growth has recently begun to moderate—or, in some countries, to decline—the risk of a deep global housing slide persists.
February 28, 2023
Did expanded Child Tax Credit enable parents in financially vulnerable households to work during pandemic?
Social scientists have found in some instances that safety-net programs sometimes reduce recipients’ incentive to work and thereby provide a headwind to U.S. economic growth.
February 28, 2023