A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
A conversation with Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan
Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan will share insights from her leadership role at the Federal Reserve, being a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee and perspectives on the evolving economic landscape in a conversation with University of Texas at El Paso President Heather Wilson.
June 3, 2026
U.S. housing: Unaffordable to buy, but wealth-building to own
A home is not only a place to live. It is a long-lived asset whose value reflects the housing service it provides over time and the return buyers require, given interest rates and risk. The ongoing combination of high house price-to-rent ratios and strained affordability suggests housing remains a macroeconomic vulnerability, though financial conditions appear more resilient than before the housing bust and subsequent Global Financial Crisis of 2008.
May 19, 2026
Bankers report strong growth in loan volume and demand
Loan volume and demand growth continued to accelerate in May. Volume rose across loan types.
May 18, 2026
Rio Grande Valley Economic Indicators, first quarter 2026
Employment increased in the Rio Grande Valley, while joblessness fell in the first quarter. Year-over-year wages were up in both metros. Water storage in Rio Grande Valley reservoirs was little changed and remained well below historical levels.
May 15, 2026
Permian Basin Economic Indicators, Q1 2026
Employment in the Texas Permian Basin grew in the three months ending in March and unemployment rates fell slightly. Both home sales and the median price of homes sold decreased.
May 14, 2026
Weekly Economic Index
The WEI is currently 2.71 percent, scaled to four-quarter GDP growth, for the week ended May 9 and 2.60 percent for May 2.
May 14, 2026
Mexico gains from U.S.-China trade war; inefficiencies limit benefit
A sequence of major economic and geopolitical events has reshaped the structure of global trade in the past decade. It began with U.S. imposition of tariffs on Chinese goods in 2018. The postpandemic followed with widespread disruption to global value chains—the process of manufacturing a product in stages across several countries.
May 12, 2026
Term Funding Premium—Time Is Money After All
This paper presents evidence from financial markets arguing for the explicit recognition of a different kind of premium that is associated with terming out funding without bearing interest rate risk.
May 11, 2026
Southern New Mexico Economic Indicators
Employment in Las Cruces grew moderately from March 2025 to March 2026. More recently, employment grew at a milder pace from December 2025 through March 2026, and wages declined slightly over the same time period. The unemployment rate increased over the three months ending in February. Copper prices increased to new highs in April, and potash prices declined slightly over the three months ending in March.
May 11, 2026
Look Up: Remarks at Duke University Economics Department Commencement
Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan delivered these remarks at the 2026 Duke University Department of Economics commencement.
May 10, 2026