Economic Indicators
Energy Indicators
Global oil inventories are expected to grow in 2025 as analysts expect flat demand growth and an increase in OPEC+ production. A majority of Dallas Fed Energy survey firms reported tariffs increased the cost of drilling new wells.
September 08, 2025
Dallas Fed Economics
Renewable energy jobs surge, though data differ on where and by how much
Better understanding of the workforce implications of rising electricity demand, particularly at the state and local levels, is critical to planning and anticipating its economic and policy impacts.
August 26, 2025
Dallas Fed Economics
Middle East geopolitical risk modestly affects inflation and inflation expectations
In Depth: While hostilities between Iran and Israel ended quickly in June 2025 without a major oil supply disruption, it is worthwhile to explore the impact on inflation and inflation expectations if this geopolitical event had turned out differently.
August 21, 2025
Working Paper
Pollution Taxes and Clean Subsidies in an Open Economy
This paper shows that the same conditions that lead to pollution leakage enhance the efficacy of clean subsidies.
August 18, 2025
Economic Indicators
Permian Basin Economic Indicators
Employment in the Permian Basin grew in the second quarter. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate in the region decreased slightly from the first quarter 2025. Home sales increased, while the median price of homes sold was flat.
August 18, 2025
Dallas Fed Banking
Low oil prices, local impact: Do depressed energy markets affect banks?
Oil prices have swung dramatically in recent years, shaped by geopolitical conflicts, evolving global demand and shifting energy policies.
August 07, 2025
Working Paper
Time-Limited Subsidies: Optimal Taxation with Implications for Renewable Energy Subsidies
Pigouvian subsidies are efficient, but output subsidies with uncertain or limited durations are not Pigouvian. This paper shows that optimal “time-limited” policies must also subsidize investment to correct externalities generated after the output subsidy ends.
August 05, 2025
Regional Economy
Wind
Over the last ten 10 years, wind power has picked up steam in Texas and southern New Mexico, making the Eleventh District a hub for green jobs.
July 24, 2025
Economic Indicators
Energy Indicators
Production from OPEC+ member countries is increasing. That’s keeping downward pressure on oil prices, tempering the impact of recent attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States.
July 09, 2025
Dallas Fed Energy Survey
Oil and gas activity contracts slightly as uncertainty remains elevated
Activity in the oil and gas sector contracted slightly in the second quarter of 2025, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.
July 02, 2025