Dallas Fed Economics Archive
Analysis and insights to enhance your understanding of the economy
May 5, 2020
Enrique Martínez-García
Private forecasters have anticipated since April 2 that the economy would contract for two consecutive quarters, marking a global recession unlike any seen in peacetime.
April 28, 2020
Mark A. Wynne
Hoenig and Dallas Fed President Rob Kaplan discussed Hoenig’s views on the costs of the current crisis, potential solutions and the elements of effective leadership at the Fed.
April 16, 2020
Evan F. Koenig
Some monetary policy strategies have greater potential than others to mitigate pandemic-related financial strains.
April 14, 2020
Scott Davis
A rise in global risk at a time of investor risk aversion led to a rapid flight from emerging-market assets.
April 9, 2020
Pia Orrenius and Chloe Smith
Slowing labor force growth is the product of a number of factors—the aging of the U.S. population, retiring baby boomers and declining birth rates. But another element is immigration.
April 7, 2020
Yichen Su
In the second week of March, the already fragile global oil market was rocked by Saudi Arabia’s announcement that it would expand oil production to unprecedented levels, signaling an end to its price cooperation with Russia.
April 2, 2020
Lutz Kilian
In the second week of March, the already fragile global oil market was rocked by Saudi Arabia’s announcement that it would expand oil production to unprecedented levels, signaling an end to its price cooperation with Russia.
March 31, 2020
Jesus Cañas and Carlee Crocker
The economic downturn in Texas has begun, recent data suggest.
March 26, 2020
Michael D. Plante and Kunal Patel
The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil has plunged more than 50 percent since the start of the year as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has taken hold and OPEC has failed to agree on global supply cuts.
March 24, 2020
W. Scott Frame, Kristopher Gerardi, Daniel Sexton and Joseph Tracy
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced that it intends to change the definition of a “qualified mortgage.” Specifically, the CFPB proposes to reconsider the use of a borrower's debt-to-income ratio as a measure of the ability to repay a loan.