Third quarter 2025
Southern New Mexico Economic Indicators
Employment in Southern New Mexico grew in the second quarter. The unemployment rate fell but remained higher than the state and nation.
November 12, 2025
Has the opioid crisis peaked in Texas and the U.S.?
After years of mounting deaths and costs from opioid addition, recent declines in both Texas and the nation suggest the worst may have passed.
November 10, 2025
Central bank swaps offer dollar crisis lifeline to non-U.S. banks
Starting in late 2007, the Federal Reserve, in partnership with a few major foreign central banks, began offering central bank dollar liquidity swap lines as an important liquidity backstop.
September 30, 2025
Agricultural Survey
Bankers responding to the third-quarter agriculture survey reported somewhat better conditions across most regions of the Eleventh District.
September 22, 2025
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
Grading Texas education requires a closer look behind the numbers
The adequacy of the Texas educational system, which enrolls more than 5.5 million children in public kindergarten-through-12 schools, has been a recurring source of concern in the state.
August 28, 2025
Second quarter 2025
Southern New Mexico Economic Indicators
Employment in Southern New Mexico grew in the second quarter. The unemployment rate fell but remained higher than the state and nation.
August 05, 2025
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
Energy Indicators
Retail gasoline and diesel prices continue to decline. Motor gasoline consumption remains in line with historic trends, and distillate fuel consumption dipped significantly in the first half of 2025. Natural gas liquids production continues to grow, as do exports.
June 26, 2025
Agricultural Survey
Bankers responding to the second-quarter agriculture survey reported mildly improved conditions across most regions of the Eleventh District.
June 23, 2025