Center for Energy and the Economy Articles in Dallas Fed Economics

Articles from Dallas Fed Economics providing critical insights on trade, immigration, and other major international issues, along with in-depth analysis of monetary policy challenges affecting the U.S. economy and its deep financial and economic ties with Mexico.

Modern refineries, shale boom upend traditional oil price relationships
Different crude oils can sell for dramatically different prices with sometimes far-reaching effects on the energy industry—from impacts on oil producers’ production decisions to oil refineries’ profit margins.
April 09, 2019
Global Perspectives: John Hess on U.S. oil reserves, climate change
Few sectors of the U.S. economy have undergone as radical a transformation in recent years as the energy sector, and few loom as large in the economic fortunes of Texas and the Eleventh District.
February 28, 2019
Dallas Fed Energy Survey suggests oil price drop won’t cause sector collapse in 2019
Following a banner year in 2018, will U.S. oil producers retrench and reduce capital spending after the recent double-digit oil price decline? The latest Dallas Fed Energy Survey provides some clues about what may be next.
February 14, 2019