A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Texas factory activity rose notably in October, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
October 28, 2024
San Antonio Economic Indicators
San Antonio payrolls grew in September, and wages registered solid growth, while retail sales tax revenue increased slightly. The supply of housing inventory decreased for the second straight month.
October 28, 2024
What Imports to Import Prices?
This study offers new insights into exchange rate pass-through (ERPT) using U.S. import price indexes by country-of-origin, covering two decades of monthly data.
October 25, 2024
Mexico’s economy shows mixed signals
Mexico’s economy continued growing steadily through August, according to the monthly GDP proxy. However, a weakening labor market and stalled consumption are signs of deceleration going into the fourth quarter.
October 25, 2024
Eleventh District Beige Book
The Eleventh District economy expanded modestly over the reporting period. Activity grew moderately in nonfinancial services but was flat to down in manufacturing, retail, finance, and energy.
October 23, 2024
The Macroeconomics of Labor, Credit and Financial Market Imperfections
An increasing share of corporate loans, a critical source of firm credit, are sold off banks’ balance sheets and actively traded in a secondary over-the-counter market. This paper develops a microfounded equilibrium search-theoretic model with labor, credit and financial markets to explore how this secondary loan market affects the real economy.
October 22, 2024
Texas Economic Indicators
The Texas economy continued to expand in September. Employment growth was robust, and the unemployment rate was unchanged.
October 22, 2024
International factors broadly explain postpandemic inflation
The recent co-movement of inflation across countries, including the U.S., can be explained in part by global and regional factors. Policymakers, who have tended to more closely look closer to home may want to more broadly consider global events and pressures when addressing changing inflation pressures.
October 22, 2024
Normalizing the FOMC’s monetary policy tools
President Lorie K. Logan describes policy considerations for normalizing the Fed’s assets and liabilities.
October 21, 2024
Texas Employment Forecast
The Texas Employment Forecast estimates jobs will increase 2.5 percent in 2024, with an 80 percent confidence band of 2.3 to 2.7 percent.
October 18, 2024