Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

11/21/2025

In remarks delivered at The SNB and its Watchers 2025 Conference at the Karl Brunner Institute, Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan discusses the role of economic uncertainty in monetary policy.

The relevance of economic uncertainty to monetary policy is both timely and timeless. Timely, because this is a moment of substantial uncertainty about the economic outlook. Timeless, because uncertainty is a pervasive feature of the macroeconomy and monetary policymaking.

11/18/2025

The Texas economy cools as concerns about tariffs and uncertainty persist. Dallas Fed Economist Luis Torres discusses the regional economy in the latest Texas Update: www.dallasfed.org/research/swe/2025/swe2518

11/13/2025

Join us Tuesday, November 18 for our Global Perspectives series in Houston. Gretchen Watkins, chair of the Greater Houston Partnership, will share her thoughts on energy and the economy in conversation with Steven Kean, president of the Greater Houston Partnership. Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan will deliver closing remarks. Register here: ww.dallasfed.org/research/perspectives/2025/25watkins

11/12/2025

🚨 FINAL CALL: The deadline for the Small Business Credit Survey is rapidly approaching!

All 12 Federal Reserve Banks, including ours, have been collecting responses to this year’s Small Business Credit Survey. The annual 10-12 minute survey is open to for-profit businesses currently in operation, those recently closed, and those about to be established. The survey closes this Friday, November 14. Take it today: https://fedreserveboard.gov1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_28XYEIGb3d94Mfk?orgid=DALFed

11/10/2025

The Energy and the Economy Conference co-hosted with the Kansas City Fed is coming up on Nov. 14. Attend virtually free of charge to follow presentations exploring how energy markets shape regional & national economic performance. Learn more here: www.dallasfed.org/research/events/2025/25energy

11/07/2025

Dallas Fed Global Perspectives is excited to bring you a conversation on energy and the economy with Greater Houston Partnership Chair Gretchen Watkins and Steven Kean. Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan will deliver closing remarks. Join us in Houston November 18 and register here: www.dallasfed.org/research/perspectives/2025/25watkins

11/05/2025

How might artificial intelligence (AI) affect Texas' good jobs, those that don’t require bachelor’s degrees but still pay self-sustaining wages? The latest on Dallas Fed Communities shows jobs that involve writing, gathering information and computer programming are more exposed to AI change, while jobs that involve operating machinery or jobs in the trades tend to be less exposed. Read more:

Recent Dallas Fed research emphasizes that AI can either help or replace workers depending on the nuance of their occupations. But how might AI affect jobs that don’t require bachelor’s degrees but still pay self-sustaining wages?

08/28/2025

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.

05/14/2025

In Abilene, Big Country success depends on small-town community: Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan met with local leaders and executives in banking, manufacturing, aerospace and agriculture during her listening tour.

Read how these local insights can shape monetary policy at the national level:

Abilene anchors a 19-county rural region dubbed “The Big Country” by early pioneers. Collaboration was a consistent theme in Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan's conversations with community and business leaders during a recent trip to the area.

04/16/2025

Join us live this evening for Dallas Fed Global Perspectives! Tune into the conversation at 6:00 p.m. CT with Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Jeff Schmid and Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan.

This event is in partnership with Dallas Citizens Council. Livestream information can be found here: www.dallasfed.org/research/perspectives/2025/25schmid

04/10/2025

Dallas Fed President Lorie K. Logan delivers welcome remarks for the the Outlook for North American Trade and Immigration conference in Dallas:

This conversation comes at a pivotal time as governments adjust trade, immigration and other policies.

04/09/2025

📺 WATCH: Dallas Fed Economist Jesus Cañas discusses outlooks and concerns from our business survey respondents in the latest Texas Economy 360 video. 🔗www.dallasfed.org/research/economics/2025/0403