April 6, 2021
Enrique Martínez-García, Jarod Coulter and Valerie Grossman
The Fed’s evolving understanding of the economy and its reassessment of the natural rate of interest have led to arguably the most significant policy change since 2012.
April 1, 2021
Lutz Kilian
Texas suffered massive power outages during unusually cold temperatures in February. Millions of households lost access not only to power but also to heat and water for days—a situation that was foreseeable and could have been avoided.
March 30, 2021
Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin and Karel Mertens
Many workers say they expect to work from home after the pandemic ends. Although commuting remained below prepandemic levels at year-end 2020, it is likely to increase in the near term as labor market conditions improve and home arrangements become more part time.
March 25, 2021
Jesus Cañas and James Lee
Economic conditions in Texas have improved, with the Texas Business Outlook Surveys in February showing a pickup in growth after a deceleration in January.
March 23, 2021
Keighton Hines and Keith R. Phillips
Economic performance within the individual states of the Eleventh District reflected those states’ underlying relative dependence on the tourism and energy sectors and the effects of restrictions on mobility and engagement during COVID-19.
March 16, 2021
Mark A. Wynne
R.C. Buford, chief executive officer of Spurs Sports and Entertainment, and Dallas Fed President Robert S. Kaplan discussed basketball’s global reach and player development and the traits of leadership.
March 4, 2021
Garrett Golding and Kunal Patel
Possible changes to leasing and permitting requirements governing federal lands could move oil production, prompting a realignment of Permian Basin activity between Texas and New Mexico.
March 2, 2021
Jarod Coulter and Enrique Martínez-García
The COVID-19 crisis has adversely affected the U.S. economy, helping account for a projected 3.4 percent contraction in 2020. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) anticipates a strong 4.6 percent rebound in 2021, making up for those losses.
February 23, 2021
SungJe Byun, Jill Cetina and Joe Kneip
Equity markets appear to favor renewable-energy producers relative to their hydrocarbon counterparts. However, the relatively smaller size of many renewables projects complicates direct comparisons of bank lending to hydrocarbon and renewable entities.
February 16, 2021
Jarod Coulter and Enrique Martínez-García
The path of economic recovery from the COVID-19 recession remains far from clear. A fitful rollout of vaccines and governmental responses to new variants of the virus loom over a global growth rebound that private forecasters estimate at 5.5 percent for 2021.