A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
San Antonio Economic Indicators, March 30, 2023
The San Antonio economy grew in March, with average hourly earnings increasing, the unemployment rate decreasing and most sectors experiencing employment growth. In addition, existing-home sales increased, having rebounded since hitting bottom at the end of last year.
April 27, 2023
Energy Indicators, April 26
In a surprise move at the beginning of the month, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) announced a voluntary reduction in production quotas of nearly 1.7 million barrels per day (mb/d).
April 26, 2023
Modest expansion continues in Texas service sector
Growth in Texas service sector activity continued in April, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.
April 25, 2023
Texas Employment Forecast, April 21
The Texas Employment Forecast indicates that jobs will increase 2.8 percent in 2023, with an 80 percent confidence band of 2.1 to 3.5 percent.
April 21, 2023
Texas’ cheap housing edge slipping away as resilient demand outpaces supply
Housing affordability has declined in Texas, a top destination for domestic and international migrants drawn by its historically low cost of living.
April 21, 2023
Estimating Macroeconomic News and Surprise Shocks
This paper examines the ability of the state-of-the-art VAR approach in Kurmann and Sims (2021) to identify responses to TFP news shocks and possibly surprise shocks in theory and practice.
April 20, 2023
Welcoming remarks at Fed Listens: Transitioning to the postpandemic economy in the Permian Basin
Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan delivered these remarks at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas.
April 20, 2023
Debt Maturity and Commitment to Firm Policies
When firms can trade debt only at discrete dates, debt maturity becomes an effective tool to discipline investment and debt policies.
April 19, 2023
Eleventh District Beige Book
The Eleventh District economy continued to expand modestly. Manufacturing output rose slightly following a mild contraction in the previous period.
April 19, 2023
State-Dependent Local Projections
Do state-dependent local projections asymptotically recover the population responses of macroeconomic aggregates to structural shocks? The answer to this question depends on how the state of the economy is determined and on the magnitude of the shocks.
April 19, 2023