Dallas Fed Economics Archive
Analysis and insights to enhance your understanding of the economy
October 27, 2020
Mark A. Wynne
Díaz de León and Dallas Fed President Robert S. Kaplan discussed COVID-19, the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) and inflation targeting.
October 20, 2020
Mark A. Wynne
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas recently hosted Fisher, who served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2005 to 2015, as part of the Bank’s Global Perspectives speaker series.
October 13, 2020
Carlee Crocker and Wenhua Di
After a series of disruptions in March and April that coincided with the widespread outbreak in the U.S., the auto industry has entered a recovery period, though its path forward remains uncertain.
October 6, 2020
Abigail Boatwright and Mark A. Wynne
A number of studies have shown that individual households and businesses voluntarily scaling back social interactions as they learned about the risks associated with COVID-19 have probably played a more important role in damping economic activity than government mandates.
September 29, 2020
Sam Dannels, W. Scott Frame, Kristopher Gerardi and Joseph Tracy
The situation appears most urgent for those borrowers who entered the crisis with a high debt load and little room to financially navigate without forbearance.
September 24, 2020
Pia Orrenius and Chloe Smith
Continued growth is projected for the rest of the year, but it may be somewhat restrained by the expiration of federal stimulus programs and election uncertainty.
September 22, 2020
Lutz Kilian and Xiaoqing Zhou
It has been considered self-evident until recently that oil prices drive inflation expectations, but new evidence calls into question this conclusion.
September 1, 2020
Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin and Karel Mertens
Some workers transitioned to working from home relatively easily. In many jobs, however, performing regular work activities from home is impossible, forcing many individuals to become inactive or look for a new job.
August 25, 2020
Mark A. Wynne
Odum and Dallas Fed President Robert S. Kaplan participated in a moderated conversation with Krys Boyd of KERA and discussed the ongoing pandemic and how best to contain it.
August 18, 2020
Jesus Cañas, Keith R. Phillips and Carlee Crocker
In this environment where economic conditions change very quickly and can reverse with the spread of the virus, tracking the Texas economy requires a timelier indicator than standard quarterly and monthly economic measures.